A. I. Dyachenko, V. E. Zakharov, “On the formation of freak waves on the surface of deep water”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 2008, Volume 88, Issue 5,Pages <nobr>356

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On the formation of freak waves on the surface of deep water

A. I. Dyachenko^a, V. E. Zakharov^b

^a L. D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
^b Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 857201, USA

Abstract: Numerical simulation of the fully nonlinear water equations demonstrates existence of giant breathers on surface of deep water. Numerics show that this breather (or soliton of envelope) does not loose energy. Existence of such breather can explain appearance of freak waves.

PACS: 02.60.Cb, 47.15.Hg, 92.10.-c

Received: 17.07.2008

Language: English