Can transverse waves be produced in fluids?

So transverse waves traverse through solids. While in fluids the particles transfer their energy (that's what wave propafation is . . . transfer/transport of energy) longitudinally. Now, that's the simplest answer that I can give you. The same things are technically written using rigorous math . . . . I have tried to avoid it . . . read more

The surface of the fluid can have waves like on the sea, which are transverse waves. The ‘restoring force’ is actually gravity/weight of the displaced fluid, and this is perpendicular to the direction of propagation. In the bulk of the fluid, think sonar, waves are only longitudinal(compression waves). read more

As mentioned, there are transverse mechanical waves. For instance, if we hit the surface of a metal rod (not the end) with a hammer we generate transverse mechanical waves in the rod. read more

Transverse waves cannot propagate in a gas or a liquid because there is no mechanism for driving motion perpendicular to the propagation of the wave. read more

In the bulk of the fluid, think sonar, waves are only longitudinal(compression waves). There is no restoring force perpendicular to the direction of propagation. So there are no transverse waves in this case. In a solid you can have both of course. read more

To answer your question, first let's see how transverse waves or S-Waves propagate, so in simple terms we can state that, S-Waves or transverse are shear waves, whose particles move perpendicularly to their direction of propagation. Now, let's see why can they propagate through solids. read more