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Edge waves along a sloping beach

Fluid Dynamics 2009-11-07 v1 Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics

Abstract

We construct a family of explicit rotational solutions to the nonlinear governing equations for water waves, describing edge waves propagating over a plane-sloping beach. A detailed analysis of the edge wave dynamics and of the run-up pattern is made possible by the use of the Lagrangian approach to the water motion. A graphical representation of the edge wave is also presented.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0106086,
  title  = {Edge waves along a sloping beach},
  author = {Adrian Constantin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0106086},
  year   = {2009}
}