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On particle trajectories in linear deep-water waves

Analysis of PDEs 2011-11-11 v1

Abstract

We determine the phase portrait of a Hamiltonian system of equations describing the motion of the particles in linear deep-water waves. The particles experience in each period a forward drift which decreases with greater depth.

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@article{arxiv.1111.2490,
  title  = {On particle trajectories in linear deep-water waves},
  author = {Anca-Voichita Matioc},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.2490},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

To appear in "Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - B"

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