Rayleigh waves of arbitrary profile in anisotropic media

• Surface wave field is analyzed in case of an orthorhombic elastic half-plane.
• General solution for displacements is constructed in terms of a single plane harmonic function.
• Several examples illustrating the approach are considered.
• Possible generalizations and other symmetries are discussed.

The paper deals with surface wave propagation in an orthorhombic elastic half-plane. The general profile of the wave is considered, incorporating the anisotropy effects within the known representation in terms of a single plane harmonic function.