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A mathematical model for long waves generated by wavemakers in non-linear dispersive systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. L. Bona  and
P. J. Bryant
J. L. Bona
Affiliation:
Fluid Mechanics Research Institute, University of Essex
P. J. Bryant
Affiliation:
Fluid Mechanics Research Institute, University of Essex
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An initial-boundary-value problem for the equation

is considered for x, t ≥ 0. This system is a model for long water waves of small but finite amplitude, generated in a uniform open channel by a wavemaker at one end. It is shown that, in contrast to an alternative, more familiar model using the Korteweg–deVries equation, the solution of (a) has good mathematical properties: in particular, the problem is well set in Hadamard's classical sense that solutions corresponding to given initial data exist, are unique, and depend continuously on the specified data.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 73 , Issue 2 , March 1973 , pp. 391 - 405
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1973

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