Do peaked solitary water waves indeed exist?

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Publication:2299802

DOI10.1016/J.CNSNS.2013.09.042zbMATH Open1457.35057arXiv1204.3354OpenAlexW1972894627WikidataQ56827971 ScholiaQ56827971MaRDI QIDQ2299802FDOQ2299802


Authors: Shijun Liao Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 24 February 2020

Published in: Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Many models of shallow water waves admit peaked solitary waves. However, it is an open question whether or not the widely accepted peaked solitary waves can be derived from the fully nonlinear wave equations. In this paper, a unified wave model (UWM) based on the symmetry and the fully nonlinear wave equations is put forward for progressive waves with permanent form in finite water depth. Different from traditional wave models, the flows described by the UWM are not necessarily irrotational at crest, so that it is more general. The unified wave model admits not only the traditional progressive waves with smooth crest, but also a new kind of solitary waves with peaked crest that include the famous peaked solitary waves given by the Camassa-Holm equation. Besides, it is proved that Kelvin's theorem still holds everywhere for the newly found peaked solitary waves. Thus, the UWM unifies, for the first time, both of the traditional smooth waves and the peaked solitary waves. In other words, the peaked solitary waves are consistent with the traditional smooth ones. So, in the frame of inviscid fluid, the peaked solitary waves are as acceptable and reasonable as the traditional smooth ones. It is found that the peaked solitary waves have some unusual and unique characteristics. First of all, they have a peaked crest with a discontinuous vertical velocity at crest. Especially, the phase speed of the peaked solitary waves has nothing to do with wave height. In addition, the kinetic energy of the peaked solitary waves either increases or almost keeps the same from free surface to bottom. All of these unusual properties show the novelty of the peaked solitary waves, although it is still an open question whether or not they are reasonable in physics if the viscosity of fluid and surface tension are considered.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.3354




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