Stoneley Waves in Anisotropic Media

Abstract

WAVES at the interface between two Isotropic solid half-spaces subject to continuity of stress and displacement were first studied by Stoneley¹ in 1924 and subsequently by other geophysicists, notably Sezawa and Kanai². In 1947, Scholte³ discussed the range of existence of such waves and Owen⁴ has shown that out of 900 isotropic materials, only thirty combinations provide an interface along which a Stoneley wave can propagate.