Deep Water Gravity Waves
West, Bruce J.
Deep Water Gravity Waves On the Simpler Aspects of Nonlinear Fluctuating (Weak Interaction Theory) / [electronic resource] : by Bruce J. West. - VI, 345 p. 3 illus. online resource. - Lecture Notes in Physics, 146 0075-8450 ; . - Lecture Notes in Physics, 146 .
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.
9783540387626
10.1007/3-540-10852-1 doi
Physics.
Gravitation.
Physics.
Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.
QC178 QC173.5-173.65
530.1
Deep Water Gravity Waves On the Simpler Aspects of Nonlinear Fluctuating (Weak Interaction Theory) / [electronic resource] : by Bruce J. West. - VI, 345 p. 3 illus. online resource. - Lecture Notes in Physics, 146 0075-8450 ; . - Lecture Notes in Physics, 146 .
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.
9783540387626
10.1007/3-540-10852-1 doi
Physics.
Gravitation.
Physics.
Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.
QC178 QC173.5-173.65
530.1