Transverse waves in a relativistic rigid body (Q1063447)

We present relativistic elasticity as a scalar field theory. We apply it to rigid bodies, i.e., relativistic bodies with a nonlinear elastic law and a definite longitudinal wave velocity \(v_ l\) equal to the light velocity, c. We obtain the transverse wave equation with a definite velocity \(v_ t\) and the relation between \(v_ l,v_ t\), and the Poisson coefficient is the classical one. This is an indication that we have the relativistic extension of a classical Hooke elastic law.