Power-law singularities in gravity-capillary waves

Citation
Je. Hogrefe et al., Power-law singularities in gravity-capillary waves, PHYSICA D, 123(1-4), 1998, pp. 183-205
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICA D
ISSN journal
01672789 → ACNP
Volume
123
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
183 - 205
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-2789(19981115)123:1-4<183:PSIGW>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Strongly driven waves break and lead to local singularities. Parametrically forced standing waves (Faraday waves) may break leading to a local power-l aw divergence on the free surface. We experimentally explore this state for its local structure, time dynamics and threshold for creation. A local ana lytical model for the surface height compares favorably with image sequence s taken of individual events. Copyright (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Scie nce B.V.