Quasi Two-dimensional Transfer of Elastic Waves

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2001-04-03

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0104049v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

REVTeX, 36 pages with 10 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev. E

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.66.036601

A theory for multiple scattering of elastic waves is presented in a random medium bounded by two ideal free surfaces, whose horizontal size is infinite and whose transverse size is smaller than the mean free path of the waves. This geometry is relevant for seismic wave propagation in the Earth crust. We derive a time-dependent, quasi-2D radiative transfer equation, that describes the coupling of the eigenmodes of the layer (surface Rayleigh waves, SH waves, and Lamb waves). Expressions are found that relate the small-scale fluctuations to the life time of the modes and to their coupling rates. We discuss a diffusion approximation that simplifies the mathematics of this model significantly, and which should apply at large lapse times. Finally, coherent backscattering is studied within the quasi-2D radiative transfer equation for different source and detection configurations.

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