On the figure that the wind can induce on a stagnant fluid
History and Philosophy of Physics
2017-12-14 v1
Abstract
This is an annotated translation of Euler's 1777 manuscript "De Figura Quam Ventus Fluido Stagnanti Inducere Valet", where Euler models the shape which the wind gives to a still liquid surface.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1712.04821,
title = {On the figure that the wind can induce on a stagnant fluid},
author = {Sylvio R. Bistafa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.04821},
year = {2017}
}