On the basis of critical analysis of literature it is shown that the existing theory of surface gravity waves is incorrect and contradictory. Based on the new results published by the author dispersive equation for linear waves generated on the surface of tangential discontinuity between air and water was obtained. It is demonstrated that this equation is applicable only to capillary waves and ...

The radiation patterns of Love and Rayleigh waves from three nuclear explosions (Hardhat, Haymaker, and Shoal) are studied to determine the nature of the asymmetry of radiation and the mechanism of Love wave generation. From a comparative study of different explosions it is reasoned that the Love waves are generated at the source of the explosion. The source function, represented as the superim...

In spite of extensive prior research on generation of seismic waves by underground nuclear explosions, it is still not possible to provide a complete explanation for the observed wavefields, particularly at regional distances. Spherically symmetric explosion models embedded in layered elastic media effectively model the P phases generated by explosions, and the major characteristics of some ref...

The plasma theory of electrostatic waves generated collisionlessly when neutrinos pass through degenerate electrons is developed. It is consistent with quantum statistical field theory in the degenerate limit. The reactive case can also be treated. For neutrino distributions considered herein, neither case develops significantly during e.g. the neutrino burst in a supernova explosion.

We investigate the role of Alfvén waves in the core-collapse supernova (SN) explosion. We assume that Alfvén waves are generated by convections inside a proto-neutron star (PNS) and emitted from its surface. Then these waves propagate outwards and dissipate via nonlinear processes and heat up matter around a stalled prompt shock. To quantitatively assess the importance of this process for reviv...