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Surface wave
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Surface wave
In
physics
, a
surface wave
is a
mechanical wave
that propagates along the
interface
between differing media, usually as a
gravity wave
between two
fluids
with different densities. A surface wave can also be an elastic (or a
seismic
) wave, such as with a
Rayleigh
or
Love
wave. It can also be an
electromagnetic wave
guided by a
refractive index
gradient
. In
radio
transmission
, a
ground wave
is a surface wave that propagates close to the surface of the
Earth
.
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