Abstract
We examine a 2-dimensional water-wave system, with gravitationally induced waves, consisting of a lower medium bound underneath by an impermeable flat bed and an upper medium bound above by an impermeable lid such that the 2 media have a free common interface. Both media have constant density and constant (non-zero) vorticity. By examining the governing equations of the system we calculate the Hamiltonian of the system in terms of it's conjugate variables and per- form a variable transformation to show that it has canonical Hamiltonian structure.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Wave Motion |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- 2-dimensional water-wave system
- gravitationally induced waves
- constant density
- constant vorticity
- Hamiltonian
- conjugate variables
- canonical Hamiltonian structure