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Non-linear gravity wave interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

D. J. Benney
D. J. Benney
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
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Abstract

In earlier papers Phillips (1960) and Longuet-Higgins (1962) have investigated phase velocity effects and possible resonances associated with the interactions of gravity waves. In this note the problem is discussed from a different viewpoint which demonstrates more clearly the energy-sharing mechanism involved. Equations governing the time dependence of the resonant modes are obtained, rather than the initial growth rate as has been found previously.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , December 1962 , pp. 577 - 584
Copyright
© 1962 Cambridge University Press

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