Transverse instability of surface solitary waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 512, Issue , 2004, Pages 211-221

  Kataoka, T ^a   Tsutahara, M ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; LONG-WAVE TRANSVERSE PERTURBATIONS; SURFACE SOLITARY WAVES; WAVENUMBERS;

SURFACE WAVES;

FLUID MECHANICS; INSTABILITY; SOLITARY WAVE; SURFACE WAVE;

EID: 4043174007     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004009735     Document Type: Article

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