Spike solution for radially symmetric solitary waves
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 21 (3), 374-376
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.862235
Abstract
A Korteweg–de Vries equation appropriate to radially symmetric, focusing waves is attacked by assuming a large amplitude, small width solution. The results are compared with recent numerical work.Keywords
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