The kinematics and stability of solitary and cnoidal wave solutions of the Serre equations

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-268

  Carter, John D ^a   Cienfuegos, Rodrigo ^b  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Nonlinear; Serre; Stability

Indexed keywords

BOUSSINESQ; CNOIDAL WAVE SOLUTIONS; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; IRROTATIONAL; LINEAR STABILITY; NONLINEAR; SERRE; STRONGLY NONLINEAR; SURFACE ELEVATIONS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; KINEMATICS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STABILITY;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 79953727527     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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