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Particle trajectories in solitary water waves
Author(s):
Adrian
Constantin;
Joachim
Escher
Journal:
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.
44
(2007),
423-431.
MSC (2000):
Primary 35J65, 35Q35, 34C05, 76B15
Posted:
April 12, 2007
MathSciNet review:
2318158
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Abstract:
Analyzing a free boundary problem for harmonic functions in an infinite planar domain, we prove that in a solitary water wave each particle is transported in the wave direction but slower than the wave speed. As the solitary wave propagates, all particles located ahead of the wave crest are lifted, while those behind it experience a downward motion, with the particle trajectory having asymptotically the same height above the flat bed.
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Additional Information:
Adrian
Constantin
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; and Department of Mathematics, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
Email:
adrian@maths.tcd.ie, adrian.constantin@math.lu.se
Joachim
Escher
Affiliation:
Institut für Angewandte Mathematik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1 30167 Hannover, Germany
Email:
escher@ifam.uni-hannover.de
DOI:
10.1090/S0273-0979-07-01159-7
PII:
S 0273-0979(07)01159-7
Keywords:
Solitary wave,
potential flow,
particle trajectory.
Received by editor(s):
September 7, 2006
Posted:
April 12, 2007
Copyright of article:
Copyright
2007,
American Mathematical Society
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