Oblique interaction of interfacial solitary waves in a two-layer deep fluid

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 454, Issue 1971, 1998, Pages 835-856

  Matsunoj, Y ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebraic solitary wave; Benjamin ono equation; Interfacial solitary wave; Oblique interaction; Two fluid system

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746669963     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1998.0188     Document Type: Article

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