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A note on the uniqueness of small-amplitude water waves travelling in a region of varying depth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

G. F. Fitz-Gerald  and
R. H. J. Grimshaw
G. F. Fitz-Gerald
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
R. H. J. Grimshaw
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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The two-dimensional, irrotational, linear theory used in the investigation of the propagation of monochromatic surface gravity waves in a region of varying depth is considered. Uniqueness of the velocity potential is established for bottom profiles satisfying certain convexity conditions. These include the majority of profiles of physical interest.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 86 , Issue 3 , November 1979 , pp. 511 - 519
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1979

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