Let , and let be the transmission angle. Since , tangential phase matching givesThe assumption of no evanescence requires .
With a common suppressed factor , takeFor an inviscid liquid, continuity of normal displacement and normal stress giveswhere and . Solving,
The condition givesThe sign that could instead produce leads to and is inadmissible. HenceUsing and squaring gives
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