Surface wave

In physics, a surface wave is a wave that is guided along the interface between two different media for a mechanical wave, or by a refractive index gradient for an electromagnetic wave. The surface wave is also known as the Norton surface wave, the Zenneck wave or the gliding wave.

Journals

• J. Zenneck, Ann. der Physik, 23, 846-866 (1907).
• A. Sommerfeld, Ann. der Physik, 28, 665-736 (1909).