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The nonlinear excitation of synchronous edge waves by a monochromatic wave normally approaching a plane beach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

P. Blondeaux  and
G. Vittori
P. Blondeaux
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, delle Acque e del Terreno, Università dell'Aquila, 67040 Monteluco di Roio, L'Aquila, Italy
G. Vittori
Affiliation:
Istituto di Idraulica, Universitá di Genova, Via Montallegro 1, 16145 Genova, Italy
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Abstract

The possible excitation of synchronous edge waves by a monocromatic wave normally approaching a plane beach is studied. Use is made of the full three-dimensional water wave theory but only beach angles β = π/(2N), where N is an integer, are considered. A weakly nonlinear stability analysis is used to investigate the interaction of subharmonic, synchronous and 3/2-frequency edge waves with the incoming wave field. It is shown that values of β exist for which an energy transfer from the incoming wave to the synchronous edge waves takes place through the intermediary of the subharmonic components.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 301 , 25 October 1995 , pp. 251 - 268
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© 1995 Cambridge University Press

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