The generation of capillary-gravity solitary waves by a surface pressure forcing

Benjamin Akers

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 2012, vol. 82, issue 6, 958-967

Abstract: A weakly nonlinear model is used to study capillary-gravity waves generated by a traveling localized surface pressure distribution. The weakly nonlinear model is a truncation of the potential flow equations in deep water, and includes cubic nonlinear terms. Numerically, solitary waves are shown to be generated by a near-monochromatic, subcritical forcing. The presence of these solitary waves is predicted using a forced nonlinear Schrödinger equation.

Keywords: Solitary wave; Surface tension; Nonlinear Schrödinger (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2010.09.012

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