Particle trajectories in linear water waves

Adrian Constantin, Gabriele Villari

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Abstract

We prove that in linear periodic gravity water waves there are no closed orbits for the water particles in the fluid. Each particle experiences per period a backward-forward motion that leads overall to a forward drift.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-18
JournalJournal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Mathematics

Free keywords

  • water waves
  • particle trajectory
  • linear theory

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