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Rayleigh wave

type of surface wave caused due to earthquake
Class type of: seismic surface wave Q2351144

Facts

3 properties
Instance of
surface acoustic wave, physical theory[2]
Subclass of
seismic surface wave[4]
Named after
John William Strutt[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rayleigh wave ar موجة ريليه da Rayleigh-bølge de Rayleigh-Welle el Κύμα Rayleigh es Onda de Rayleigh es Onda Rayleigh fa موج رایلی fa موج ریلی fr onde de Rayleigh fr onde R he גלי ריילי id gelombang Rayleigh it onda di Rayleigh it onde di Rayleigh ja レイリー波 ko 레일리파 nl Rayleighgolf pl fala Rayleigha ru Волны Рэлея
🔖 Identifiers · 10
GND ID
4048643-6
OpenAlex ID
C51473458
Elhuyar ZTH ID
138347
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
219857
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/Rayleigh-wave
Freebase ID
/m/04ws4g
IEV number
801-23-12
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
rayleigh-waves
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
51473458
Yale LUX ID
concept/a6a2f2ea-939c-45f2-9a91-045cf6f0df3b

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John William Strutt
Instance of 1
surface acoustic wave
Named after 1
John William Strutt
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Summary

Rayleigh wave is a surface acoustic wave[1].

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John William Strutt

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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