Nonlinear two-dimensional water waves with arbitrary vorticity

Delia Ionescu-Kruse, Rossen Ivanov

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Abstract

We consider the two-dimensional water-wave problem with a general non-zero vorticity field in a fluid volume with a flat bed and a free surface. The nonlinear equations of motion for the chosen surface and volume variables are expressed with the aid of the Dirichlet-Neumann operator and the Green function of the Laplace operator in the fluid domain. Moreover, we provide new explicit expressions for both objects. The field of a point vortex and its interaction with the free surface is studied as an example. In the small-amplitude long-wave Boussinesq and KdV regimes, we obtain appropriate systems of coupled equations for the dynamics of the point vortex and the time evolution of the free surface variables.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-349
Number of pages33
JournalJournal of Differential Equations
Volume368
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sep 2023

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