Steady water waves

Strauss, Walter

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-2010-01302-1

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Steady water waves

Author: Walter A. Strauss
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 47 (2010), 671-694
MSC (2010): Primary 76B15, 35Q31, 35R35
Posted: July 20, 2010
Erratum: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. (recently posted)
MathSciNet review: 2721042
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Abstract: We present a survey of certain aspects of the theory of steady water waves with emphasis on the role played by vorticity. Historical background, numerical illustrations, and brief discussions of the time-dependent problem and of approximate models are included as well.

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