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Longitudinal Elastic Waves in Cylindrical Rods

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ALTHOUGH Pochhammer's1 well-known solution for elastic waves in cylindrical rods has been in existence for many years, two problems arising out of it in connexion with longitudinal motion have yet to be solved.

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BISHOP, R. Longitudinal Elastic Waves in Cylindrical Rods. Nature 172, 169 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172169a0

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