Waves
In homogeneous and isotropic solids, there are two kinds of waves, pressure waves and shear waves. The velocity of a shear wave, is controlled by the shear modulus,
where
- G is the shear modulus
- is the solid's density.
Read more about this topic: Shear Modulus
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