Linear internal waves generated by density and velocity perturbations in a linearly stratified fluid

DOI10.1017/S0022112088000217zbMath0643.76024MaRDI QIDQ3786109

James C. S. Meng, James W. Rottman

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Navier-Stokes equations; initial-value problem; vortex pair; finite-difference solutions; density perturbation; axisymmetric swirl; external gravitational force; inviscid linearly stratified fluid; linear internal wave fields; non-propagating disturbance; rotational perturbation; rotational velocity perturbations; strong stratification limit; swirl-flow solution; vortex-flow solution

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76B55: Internal waves for incompressible inviscid fluids

76V05: Reaction effects in flows

76M99: Basic methods in fluid mechanics

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