Stable three-dimensional waves of nearly permanent form on deep water

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 135-144

  Craig, Walter ^a   Henderson, Diane M ^b   Oscamou, Maribeth ^c   Segur, Harvey ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Stability water waves, Two dimensional patterns, Nonlinear Schr dinger equations, Dissipation, Benjamin Feir instability, Modulational instability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SURFACE WAVES;

BENJAMIN-FEIR INSTABILITY; MODULATIONAL INSTABILITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL PATTERNS;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 33846914485     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2006.10.032     Document Type: Article

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