Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Linear wave interactions
- 3 Introduction to nonlinear theory
- 4 Waves and mean flows
- 5 Three-wave resonance
- 6 Evolution of a nonlinear wave-train
- 7 Cubic three- and four-wave interactions
- 8 Strong interactions, local instabilities and turbulence: a postscript
- References
- Index
4 - Waves and mean flows
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 June 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Linear wave interactions
- 3 Introduction to nonlinear theory
- 4 Waves and mean flows
- 5 Three-wave resonance
- 6 Evolution of a nonlinear wave-train
- 7 Cubic three- and four-wave interactions
- 8 Strong interactions, local instabilities and turbulence: a postscript
- References
- Index
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- Wave Interactions and Fluid Flows , pp. 75 - 122Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1986