Oblique interactions of weakly nonlinear long waves in dispersive systems

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 868-898

  Oikawa, Masayuki ^a   Tsuji, Hidekazu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kadomtsev Petviashvili equation; Mach reflection; Nonlinear wave propagation; Oblique interaction; Solitary waves; Soliton; Soliton resonance

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL WAVES; WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

KADOMTSEV-PETVIASHVILI EQUATION; MACH REFLECTION; NONLINEAR WAVE PROPAGATION; OBLIQUE INTERACTION; SOLITARY WAVES; SOLITON RESONANCE;

GAS DYNAMICS;

GAS DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL WAVES; WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750323501     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fluiddyn.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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