Kelvin WedgeDFT Method MainWe consider the governing equations for water waves in the context of an inviscid fluid of infinite depth. The fundamental system of equations are ∑ Formula2026-01-29Fluid Mechanics
Kelvin WedgeSurface Waves Generated by A Travelling Pressure PointWe study the free-surface response to a moving pressure point over finite depth using 2D Fourier transforms, contour deformation, and a radiation condition. By analysing poles…2025-05-05Fluid Mechanics
Kelvin WedgeRay Geometry, and Wave Action in Uniform CurrentsWe summarize the ray-theoretic description of Kelvin ship waves in deep and finite depth, deriving the relationship between wavevector and wake angle, the Kelvin wedge, and the…2025-05-03Fluid Mechanics
Kelvin WedgeOne Dimension Ship Wave With Surface TensionThe article develops a mathematical model for one-dimensional gravity-capillary ship waves, using residue theory to analyze wave components and show how surface tension and wave…2025-04-12Fluid Mechanics
Kelvin WedgePressure Forcing on a Free Surface and Far-Field Waves in Lamb’s HydrodynamicsWe summarise Lamb’s treatment of a pressure disturbance on a free surface in a uniform stream, emphasising the contour‐integral evaluation of the far-field wavetrain, the…2025-02-12Fluid Mechanics
Kelvin WedgeWave Patterns from Ray Theory: Centered Waves, Wake Angles, and Phase GeometryWe collect the ray-theoretic relations for wave patterns generated by a point source, derive the slope of characteristics and their connection to the group-velocity symbol…2025-02-10Fluid Mechanics
Kelvin WedgeHankel Transform of the Bi-Laplacian and an Axisymmetric Free-Surface ProblemWe show how the zeroth-order Hankel transform diagonalises the radial bi-Laplacian, clarify the sign convention \(\nabla^4 \leftrightarrow k^4\), and then apply the same transform…2025-01-11Fluid Mechanics