Stokes' drift: An exact result

Authors
Van den Broeck, C
Citation
C. Van Den Broeck, Stokes' drift: An exact result, EUROPH LETT, 46(1), 1999, pp. 1-5
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
02955075 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1 - 5
Database
ISI
SICI code
0295-5075(19990401)46:1<1:SDAER>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
An exact integral expression for the Stokes' drift of diffusive particles p roduced by an arbitrary wave form is derived. Asymptotic expressions are gi ven in the large-diffusion and small-diffusion limits as a function of the Peclet number. The integrals are evaluated analytically for a square wave a nd an impulse wave.