Traveling water waves—the ebb and flow of two centuries
This survey covers the mathematical theory of steady water waves with an emphasis on
topics that are at the forefront of current research. These areas include: variational …
topics that are at the forefront of current research. These areas include: variational …
Global bifurcation for corotating and counter-rotating vortex pairs
The existence of a local curve of corotating and counter-rotating vortex pairs was proven by
Hmidi and Mateu (in Commun Math Phys 350 (2): 699–747, 2017) via a desingularization of …
Hmidi and Mateu (in Commun Math Phys 350 (2): 699–747, 2017) via a desingularization of …
Global bifurcation of solitary waves for the Whitham equation
T Truong, E Wahlén, MH Wheeler - Mathematische Annalen, 2022 - Springer
The Whitham equation is a nonlocal shallow water-wave model which combines the
quadratic nonlinearity of the KdV equation with the linear dispersion of the full water wave …
quadratic nonlinearity of the KdV equation with the linear dispersion of the full water wave …
Exact, free-surface equatorial flows with general stratification in spherical coordinates
This paper is concerned with the construction of a new exact solution to the geophysical fluid
dynamics governing equations for inviscid and incompressible fluid in the equatorial region …
dynamics governing equations for inviscid and incompressible fluid in the equatorial region …
Explicit and exact solutions concerning the Antarctic Circumpolar Current with variable density in spherical coordinates
CI Martin, R Quirchmayr - Journal of Mathematical Physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
We use spherical coordinates to devise a new exact solution to the governing equations of
geophysical fluid dynamics for an inviscid and incompressible fluid with a general density …
geophysical fluid dynamics for an inviscid and incompressible fluid with a general density …
[PDF][PDF] On stratified water waves with critical layers and Coriolis forces.
MH Wheeler - Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems …, 2019 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
We consider nonlinear traveling waves in a two-dimensional fluid subject to the effects of
vorticity, stratification, and in-plane Coriolis forces. We first observe that the terms …
vorticity, stratification, and in-plane Coriolis forces. We first observe that the terms …
Stratified periodic water waves with singular density gradients
We consider Euler's equations for free surface waves traveling on a body of density stratified
water in the scenario when gravity and surface tension act as restoring forces. The flow is …
water in the scenario when gravity and surface tension act as restoring forces. The flow is …
Bound on the slope of steady water waves with favorable vorticity
WA Strauss, MH Wheeler - Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, 2016 - Springer
We consider the angle θ θ of inclination (with respect to the horizontal) of the profile of a
steady two dimensional inviscid symmetric periodic or solitary water wave subject to gravity …
steady two dimensional inviscid symmetric periodic or solitary water wave subject to gravity …
Nonexistence of subcritical solitary waves
We prove the nonexistence of two-dimensional solitary gravity water waves with subcritical
wave speeds and an arbitrary distribution of vorticity. This is a longstanding open problem …
wave speeds and an arbitrary distribution of vorticity. This is a longstanding open problem …
Global bifurcation for monotone fronts of elliptic equations
RM Chen, S Walsh, MH Wheeler - Journal of the European …, 2024 - ems.press
We present two results on global continuation of monotone front-type solutions to elliptic
PDEs posed on infinite cylinders. This is done under quite general assumptions, and in …
PDEs posed on infinite cylinders. This is done under quite general assumptions, and in …