Relaxation effects on reflection of generalized magneto-thermoelastic waves. (Q5926732)

The author is concerned with the reflection of magneto-thermo-elastic waves at the boundary of semi-infinite solid. The medium is assumed as isotropic, homogeneous and linear, undergoing small temperature variations. An incident rotational wave, falling from its inside, stimulates three reflected waves; one rotational and the other two dilatational. The general expressions for the reflection coefficients are presented for those three reflected waves. Numerical computations are made to show the effect of the thermal relaxation time and the magnetic field. The variations of the reflection coefficients with the angle of incidence are illustrated for the classical, Lord-Shulman and Green-Lindsay models.