Abstract
The family of progressive waves propagating along the surface of a heavy liquid contains not only the simple waves which are usually studied but also waves of very complex structure, which in form are reminiscent of the crests of ship-generated waves. These waves are defined by formulas which contain an arbitrary function of a single argument. This paper studies the diffraction of such waves caused by the presence of an immersed vertical half-plane which impedes wave motion.
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L. N. Sretenskii, “Surface progressive waves of general form”, Vestn. Mosk. un-ta, ser. 1, no. 1, pp. 90–97, 1966.
T. H. Havelock, “Wave patterns and wave resistance,” The Collected Papers, pp. 377–389, 1963.
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Sretenskii, L.N. Diffraction of ship-type waves. Fluid Dyn 3, 25–30 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01013546
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01013546