A Hamiltonian formulation of water waves with constant vorticity

Letters in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-315

  Wahlén, Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Constant vorticity; Hamiltonian formulation; Water waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947385856     PISSN: 03779017     EISSN: 15730530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11005-007-0143-5     Document Type: Article

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