Abstract
We show that the governing equations for two-dimensional gravity water waves with constant non-zero vorticity have a nearly-Hamiltonian structure, which becomes Hamiltonian for steady waves.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 224-237 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Constant vorticity
- Hamiltonian formulation
- Water waves