Melnikov analysis and inverse spectral analysis of rogue waves in deep water

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 602-620

  Schober, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Freak waves; Homoclinic orbits; Modulational instability; Nonlinear focusing; Nonlinear Schr dinger equation; Rogue waves

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

FREAK WAVES; HOMOCLINIC ORBITS; MODULATIONAL INSTABILITY; NONLINEAR FOCUSING; NONLINEAR SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION; ROGUE WAVES;

WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 33747141704     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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