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The problem of interest in this article are waves on a layer of finite depth governed by the Euler equations in the presence of gravity, surface tension, and vertical electric fields. Perturbation theory is used to identify canonical…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-01-13 Matthew Hunt , Emilian Parau , Jean-Marc Vanden-broeck , Demetrios Papageorgiou

The equation for temporary evolution of spectral energy of collisionless Alfven waves is derived in framework of weak turbulence theory. The main nonlinear processes for such conditions are induced scattering and two quantum absorption of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 V. N. Zirakashvili

We develop a diagrammatic theory for transport of waves in disordered media with weak nonlinearity. We first represent the solution of the nonlinear wave equation as a nonlinear Born series. From this, we construct nonlinear ladder and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Thomas Wellens , Benoit Gremaud

In recent years two nonlinear dispersive partial differential equations have attracted a lot of attention due to their integrable structure. We prove that both equations arise in the modeling of the propagation of shallow water waves over a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2009-11-13 Adrian Constantin , David Lannes

The Whitham equation was proposed as a model for surface water waves that combines the quadratic flux nonlinearity $f(u) = \tfrac{1}{2}u^2$ of the Korteweg-de Vries equation and the full linear dispersion relation $\Omega(k) = \sqrt{k\tanh…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2021-11-01 Adam L. Binswanger , Mark A. Hoefer , Boaz Ilan , Patrick Sprenger

This paper is concerned with the processes of spatial propagation and penetration of turbulence from the regions where it is locally excited into initially laminar regions. The phenomenon has come to be known as "turbulence spreading" and…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2023-12-22 Alexander V. Milovanov , Jens Juul Rasmussen

In this paper we consider an acoustic problem of wave propagation through a discontinuous medium. The problem is reduced to the dissipative wave equation with distributional dissipation. We show that this problem has a so-called very weak…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-05-04 Juan Carlos Munoz , Michael Ruzhansky , Niyaz Tokmagambetov

Optimal control of nonlinear acoustic waves is relevant in many medical ultrasound technologies, ranging from cancer therapy to targeted drug delivery, where it can help guide the precise deposition of acoustic energy. In this work, we…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-20 Vanja Nikolić , Belkacem Said-Houari

This paper addresses the linear and nonlinear three-dimensional propagation of an electron wave in a collisionless plasma that may be inhomogeneous, nonstationary, anisotropic and even weakly magnetized. The wave amplitude, together with…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-11-03 Didier Bénisti

Nonlinear waves in a liquid with gas bubbles are studied. Higher order terms with respect to the small parameter are taken into account in the derivation of the equation for nonlinear waves. A nonlinear differential equation is derived for…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2013-07-09 Nikolai A. Kudryashov , Dmitry I. Sinelshchikov

Bright transient objects in different wave bands have been discovered in recent years. To explain these short (from ms to s), and very powerful events different models, galactic and extragalactic, have been considered. One of popular model…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-10-30 G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan , I. A. Kondratyev , S. G. Moiseenko

We investigate in this chapter the mathematical models for electromagnetic wave propagation in dispersive isotropic passive linear media for which the dielectric permittivity $\varepsilon$ and magnetic permeability $\mu$ depend on the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-04-02 Maxence Cassier , Patrick Joly

This article delves into the intricate dynamics of Rayleigh wave propagation within a nonlocal orthotropic medium, where the presence of void and diffusion adds an intriguing layer to the analysis. Grounded in Eringen nonlocal elasticity…

Classical Physics · Physics 2025-03-04 Abhishek Mallick , Siddhartha Biswas

The propagation of a quasi-harmonic electromagnetic wave in a bulk hyperbolic dielectric metamaterial is considered. If the group velocities dispersion is not taken into account, then wave propagation can be described either by the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2022-11-04 A. I. Maimistov

Since the early works[1-4] on the so-called nondiffracting waves (called also Localized Waves), a great deal of results has been published on this important subject, from both the theoretical and the experimental point of view. Initially,…

General Physics · Physics 2010-01-31 Michel Zamboni-Rached , Erasmo Recami , Hugo E. Hernandez-Figueroa

In this work, we investigate mathematical models for electromagnetic wave propagation in dispersive isotropic media. We emphasize the link between physical requirements and mathematical properties of the models. A particular attention is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-03-16 Maxence Cassier , Patrick Joly , Maryna Kachanovska

Losses associated with nonlinear wave propagation and exhibited by acoustic wave distortion and shock formation compromise the efficiency of contactless acoustic energy transfer systems. As such, predicting the shock formation distance and…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-02-03 Vamsi C. Meesala , Muhammad R. Hajj , Shima Shahab

Wave propagation in curved tubular domains is considered. A general version of Webster's equation is derived from the scattering passive wave equation. More precisely, it is shown that planar averages of a sufficiently smooth solution of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-03-20 Teemu Lukkari , Jarmo Malinen

A form of the conservation equations for fluid dynamics is presented, deduced using slightly less restrictive hypothesis than those necessary to obtain the Westervelt equation. This formulation accounts for full wave diffraction,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-05-26 Roberto Velasco-Segura , Pablo L. Rendón

We consider a generalised Webster's equation for describing wave propagation in curved tubular structures such as variable diameter acoustic wave guides. Webster's equation in generalised form has been rigorously derived in a previous…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-05-29 Teemu Lukkari , Jarmo Malinen