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If some quantity such as stress, velocity, or temperature gradient experiences a discontinuity (jump) across a surface A, and if the surface moves through the body, we speak of a wave, and call A the wave front. In particular, depending on the shape of the surface, we may have plane waves, cylindrical waves, spherical waves, etc.
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Parkus, H. (1976). Wave Propagation. In: Thermoelasticity. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8447-9_6
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