Particle trajectories in linear deep-wat
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Adrian Constantin; Mats EhrnstrΓΆm; Gabriele Villari
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Article
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2008
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Using phase plane analysis we show that within the framework of linear water wave theory the particle paths in a deep-water wave are not closed: there is a forward drift over a period, which decreases with greater depth.