Definition of Love wave

i. A transverse wave propagated along the boundary of two elastic media that both have rigidity; i.e., both media must be capable of propagating transverse waves.

Ref: AGI

ii. A surface seismic wave in which the particles of an elastic medium vibrate transverse to the direction of the wave's travel, with no vertical component.

Ref: AGI

iii. A type of surface wave having a horizontal particle motion that is transverse to the direction of propagation. Its velocity depends only on density and rigidity modulus, and not on bulk modulus. It is named after A.E.H. Love, the English mathematician who discovered it.

Synonym of: Q wave, Querwellen wave

Ref: AGI