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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The development of [[wave equations]] from the full [[equations of motion]], based on the assumption that the [[wave height]] to [[wavelength]] ratio ([[wave steepness]]) is small.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">From this theory it is possible to calculate quantities such as the [[phase velocities]] and [[group velocities]] of the waves.</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The development of [[wave equations]] from the full [[equations of motion]], based on the assumption that the [[wave height]] to [[wavelength]] ratio ([[wave steepness]]) is small.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">From this theory it is possible to calculate quantities such as the [[phase|phase velocities]] and [[group velocities]] of the waves.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 25 April 2012
linear water wave theory
The development of wave equations from the full equations of motion, based on the assumption that the wave height to wavelength ratio (wave steepness) is small.
From this theory it is possible to calculate quantities such as the phase velocities and group velocities of the waves.
