Reappraisal of Whitham's 1967 theory for wave-meanflow interaction in shallow water

DOI10.1016/j.wavemoti.2022.103050OpenAlexW4293331623MaRDI QIDQ2685008

Daniel J. Ratliff, Thomas J. Bridges

Publication date: 17 February 2023

Published in: Wave Motion (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.04033

zbMATH Keywords

Stokes wavesBenjamin-Feir instabilitywave-mean flow interactionWhitham modulation theorycoalescing characteristics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid mechanics (76-XX) Partial differential equations (35-XX)

Related Items (1)

Nonlinear dispersive waves in fluids and solids

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