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Reflection of a harmonic elastic wave from a convex axisymmetric cavity

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An approach based on Debye ray series is proposed to solving the problem of reflection of harmonic elastic waves from a convex axisymmetric cavity. Numerical results are reported for the stresses that arise when a plane harmonic pressure wave hits a flattened spheroidal cavity.

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  1. Yu. N. Podil'chuk
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  2. Yu. K. Rubtsov
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Institute of Mechanics of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Kiev University. Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 68, pp. 60–68, 1989.

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Podil'chuk, Y.N., Rubtsov, Y.K. & Soroka, P.N. Reflection of a harmonic elastic wave from a convex axisymmetric cavity. J Math Sci 69, 1417–1423 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01250585

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