INERTIAL WAVES IN A ROTATING FLUID.

Abstract

The problem of inertial waves in a rotating fluid, which is in a close analogy with the internal gravity waves in a stratified fluid, has been further explored. It is shown that transverse waves can exist in a rotating fluid provided their circular frequency is less than twice the angular velocity of the rotating frame. The wave energy is transported at right angles to the phase velocity. In a contained fluid, discrete modes may exist, and resonance is possible. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0691253

Entities

People

  • Giulio Venezian

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Doppler Effect
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Phase Velocity
  • Resonance
  • Right Angles
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Transverse
  • Transverse Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics