UDC 536.21

S. Shaw and B. Mukhopadhyay

ELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS ON RAYLEIGH SURFACE
WAVE PROPAGATION IN A HOMOGENEOUS ISOTROPIC
THERMO-MICROSTRETCH ELASTIC HALF-SPACE

The paper deals with the problem of electromagnetic effect 
on the propagation of the Rayleigh surface waves in a homogeneous, 
isotropic, thermally-conducting microstretch elastic half-space. In 
this context, the generalized theory of thermoelasticity is considered. 
The governing equations for the Rayleigh surface waves in the cases 
of insulated, as well as isothermal, boundaries are derived. In the 
presence of the magnetic effect, the analytical expressions for the 
displacement, microrotation, microstretch, and temperature changes 
are obtained. The changes in the phase velocity, microrotation, and 
path of particles  for aluminum epoxy material are presented graphically.

Keywords: Rayleigh surface wave, electromagnetic effect, 
microrotation, microstretch.

Dept. of Mathematics, Bengal Engineering and Science University, 
Shibpur, P.O.: Botanic garden, West Bengal, India, Pin: 711103; email: 
shaw_soumen@rediffmail.com. Original article submitted February 14, 
2011; revision submitted April 20, 2011.