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245 0 0 _aSolitary waves in fluids /
_cedited by R.H.J. Grimshaw.
260 _aSouthampton, Boston :
_bWIT Press,
_cc2007.
300 _axi, 183 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
440 0 _aAdvances in fluid mechanics ;
_vv.47
500 _aCONTENTS: CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 Historical introduction 2 Korteweg-de Vries equation 3 Solitary waves: bifurcation from the linear spectrum CHAPTER 2: Korteweg-de Vries equation: solutions and undular bores 1 Introduction 2 Periodic travelling wave solutions and solitary waves 3 Inverse scattering transform methods solitons Etc. CHAPTER 3:Solitary waves in water:numerical methods and results 1 Introduction 2 Formulation 3 Approximate evolution equations 4 Evolution of initial disturbances Etc. CHAPTER 4: Internal Solitary Waves 1 Introduction 2 Approximate evolution equations 3 Solitons and their properties 4 Evolution of initial disturbances Etc. CHAPTER 5: Solitary waves in rotating fluids 1 Introduction 2 Axisymmetric inertial solitary waves 3 Internal gravity waves in a rotating channel CHAPTER 6: Planetary solitary waves 1 Coherent structures and solitons 2 Weakly non local solitary waves: slow death by radiation 3 The dynamical isolation of the crests of cnoidal waves: Gauss' cosine-lemniscate function, imbricate and all that Etc. CHAPTER 7: Envelope solitary waves 1 Linear waves and group velocity 2 Weakly nonlinear waves 3 Envelope solutions Etc. Solitary waves in water:numerical methods and results
504 _aReferences : p.176-179 . _ Index : p.181-183
650 0 _aSolitons.
650 0 _aKorteweg-de Vries equation.
650 0 _aFluid dynamics.
700 1 _aGrimshaw, R. H. J.
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