Difference between revisions of "Stokes wave"
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| − | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[nonlinear]] irrotational long-crested ocean [[wave]], neglecting [[surface tension]] effects.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It was first described by Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1819–1903), who produced a series expansion in powers of the [[wave amplitude]]. Its steepest form has a crest with a 120& | + | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[nonlinear]] irrotational long-crested ocean [[wave]], neglecting [[surface tension]] effects.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It was first described by Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1819–1903), who produced a series expansion in powers of the [[wave amplitude]]. Its steepest form has a crest with a 120° angle.</div><br/> </div> |
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Latest revision as of 16:13, 20 February 2012
Stokes wave
It was first described by Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1819–1903), who produced a series expansion in powers of the wave amplitude. Its steepest form has a crest with a 120° angle.
