B. J. West

On the Simpler Aspect of Nonlinear Fluctuating Deep Water Gravity Waves

Weak Interaction Theory

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Lecture Notes in Physics 146
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-540-10852-8
• 1981
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 1981
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9783540108528
• ISBN-10: 3540108521
• Artikelnr.: 41201290

Inhaltsangabe

to water waves.- More comments on mathematical techniques.- The Hamiltonian for an isolated gravity wave field.- Deep water eigenmodes.- Resonant interactions and dynamics equations.- Resonance among gravity waves.- Resonant instabilities and the nonlinear Schröndinger equation.- Unstable finite amplitude waves and envelope functions.- Stability vs. instability.- Kolmogorov's average Hamiltonian technique.- Modification of the Hamiltonian to couple with the wind.- Langrangian formulation.- Linear stochastic differential equation (Langevin model).- Steady-state gravity-capillary spectrum.- Steady-state linear wave field.- Linear stochastic differential equation (cumulant expansions).- Gravity wave instability.- Stochastic nonlinear gravity waves.- Steady-state nonlinear wave field.- Phase space equation of evolution.- Entropy and the Fokker-Planck approximation.- State of minimum entropy production.- Entropy generation in the approach to the steady-state.- Closure of the moment transport equations.- Non-homogenous transport equation.- Example calculations.- Areas for further study.