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Capillary finite-amplitude waves on a fluid surface are analyzed numerically by means of the conformal mapping method with allowance for Tolman’s nonlinearity which reflects the dependence of the surface tension coefficient on the surface curvature. The dependence of the wave profile and the wave velocity on the Tolman length is analyzed. Keywords: capillary waves, Tolman’s nonlinearity.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Dolgikh, D.L. Dorofeev, B.A. Zon, 2007, published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, 2007, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 148–153.
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Dolgikh, A.V., Dorofeev, D.L. & Zon, B.A. Capillary finite-amplitude waves with Tolman’s nonlinearity. Fluid Dyn 42, 282–286 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0015462807020123
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