Abstract
Christoffel’s equation (15.21) splits up into one linear equation and one quadratic one for any direction of the wave normal only in the case of a hexagonal crystal or a transversely isotropic medium; this is the only case in which it has a comparatively simple general solution .
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Fedorov, F.I. (1968). Elastic Waves in Transversely Isotropic Media. In: Theory of Elastic Waves in Crystals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1275-9_6
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