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Solitary waves in concentrated vortices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

S. Leibovich  and
J. D. Randall
S. Leibovich
Affiliation:
Department of Thermal Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca., N.Y.
J. D. Randall
Affiliation:
Department of Thermal Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca., N.Y.
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Abstract

A nonlinear integro-differential equation governing finite amplitude wave propagation on concentrated vortices is solved numerically. The solution to the Cauchy problem shows a solitary wave development qualitatively similar to solutions of the Korteweg–de Vries equation. A perturbation solution of the stationary form of the evolution equation confirms the unsteady calculation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 51 , Issue 4 , 22 February 1972 , pp. 625 - 635
Copyright
© 1972 Cambridge University Press

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