ABSTRACT This paper discusses some basic achievements in theoretical studies on acoustic wave propagation along boundaries in anisotropic solids. In particular, the following issues are reviewed: existence theorems for subsonic surface and interface waves, leaky surface acoustic waves (SAW) and their relation to ``supersonic'' SAWs and fast exceptional bulk waves, the resonance reflection of bulk waves in the vicinity of leaky wave branches. General conclusions are illustrated by numerical examples.
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