Linear Water Waves: A Mathematical Approach

ISBN-13: 9780521808538 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 532 str.

N. Kuznetsov; V. Maz'ya; B. Vainberg

Opis

This book gives a self-contained and up-to-date account of mathematical results in the linear theory of water waves. The study of waves has many applications, including the prediction of behavior of floating bodies (ships, submarines, tension-leg platforms etc.), the calculation of wave-making resistance in naval architecture, and the description of wave patterns over bottom topography in geophysical hydrodynamics. The first section deals with time-harmonic waves. Three linear boundary value problems serve as the approximate mathematical models for these types of water waves. The next section uses a plethora of mathematical techniques in the investigation of these three problems. The techniques used in the book include integral equations based on Green's functions, various inequalities between the kinetic and potential energy and integral identities which are indispensable for proving the uniqueness theorems. The so-called inverse procedure is applied to constructing examples of non-uniqueness, usually referred to as 'trapped nodes.'

Recenzje

'The style of writing is clear throughout, and the extensive bibliography is one of the most extensive and useful I have seen. This book can be recommended to all whose work involves the study of linear water waves.' Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete Mathematics Abstracts

Spis treści

Preface; Part I. Time-Harmonic Waves: 1. Green's functions; 2. Submerged obstacles; 3. Semisubmerged bodies, I; 4. Semisubmerged bodies, II; 5. Horizontally-periodic trapped waves; Part II. Ship Waves on Calm Water: 6. Green's functions; 7. The Neumann-Kelvin problem; 8. Two-dimensional problem; Part III. Unsteady Waves: 9. Submerged obstacles: existence; 10. Waves due to rapidly stabilizing and high-frequency disturbances; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index.