Excitation of Shear Waves within Rubber-like Material by Focused Longitudinal Waves

Friday, March 22, 1996 4:00 p.m. Dr. Oleg A. Sapozhnikov Department of Acoustics Physics Faculty Moscow State University Moscow, Russia Propagating in an absorbing medium, acoustic waves lose not only energy, but also momentum. The latter effect is associated with acoustic radiation pressure. In liquids it gives rise to acoustic streaming. In solids the result…