"Version: 20251001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Scope and objective -- 1.2. Background -- 1.3. Literature review -- 1.4. Research needs2. Mathematical formulation -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Stress-strain relations -- 2.3. Strain-displacement relations -- 2.4. Equations of motion and solution3. Wave propagation in a homogeneous isotropic thermo…