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Acoustic, electromagnetic and seismic metamaterials - For nano- to metric-scale waves

Authors: Stéphane BRÛLÉ, Stefan ENOCH, Sébastien GUENNEAU

Publication date: May 10, 2022 | Lire en français

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    acoustic diode; diode acoustique

    Device that allows sound to pass in one direction but blocks it completely in the opposite direction.

    dioptre; diopter

    In optics, the surface separating two homogeneous, isotropic transparent media with different refractive indices.

    epicenter; epicenter

    Projection on the Earth's surface of the hypocenter or focus, the point where the rupture in the Earth's crust originates during an earthquake.

    onde évanescente; evanescent wave

    A plane wave whose amplitude decreases exponentially with distance from the source.

    Rayleigh waves; ondes de Rayleigh

    Waves propagating at the interface between a solid and vacuum (or air).

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