Numerical computation of capillary-gravity interfacial solitary waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 349, Issue , 1997, Pages 221-251

  Laget, O ^a,b   Dias, F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; GRAVITY WAVES; INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CAPILLARY GRAVITY INTERFACIAL SOLITARY WAVES; EULER EQUATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0031251383     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097006861     Document Type: Article

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