Scattering of an elastic wave by a rigid sphere in a semi-bounded domain

Fìz.-mat. model. ìnf. tehnol. 2020, 28:81-91

Abstract

The problem of scattering of plane elastic waves by a rigid sphere near a rigid boundary is considered. This leads to the appearance of multiply re-reflected dilatation and shear waves, which generate strong oscillations of the wave field. The problem for a vector operator of the shear waves is reduced to the definition of scalar functions as a consequence of symmetry. Approximate formulas for the far field and the long-wave Rayleigh approximation are presented. The construction of multiply re-reflected waves by the image method is presented and analyzed. Calculations of the scattered wave fields are plotted in the form of scattering diagrams.

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