A model equation for water waves

J. M. Vanden-Broeck, Y. Agnon

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Abstract

Water waves are usually modeled as solutions of Laplace's equation in the fluid domain with appropriate nonlinear boundary conditions. Here we present a simple differential equation on the mean free surface, whose solutions behave like water waves.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-18
Number of pages18
JournalStudies in Applied Mathematics
Volume98
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Applied Mathematics

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