Weakly nonlinear, bi‐periodic patterns of waves that propagate in the
The Whitham equation was proposed as a model for surface water waves that combines the quadratic flux nonlinearity
- Award ID(s):
- 1816934
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10449509
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Studies in Applied Mathematics
- Volume:
- 147
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 0022-2526
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 724-751
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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