Finite-Amplitude Interfacial Waves.

Abstract

Properties of gravity waves at the interface between two unbounded fluids of different densities in relative motion are examined. The conditions which limit the existence of steady waves are determined. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142767

Entities

People

  • P. G. Saffman

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Euler Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Fourier Series
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Relative Motion
  • Surface Waves
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics