Communications in Mathematical Sciences

Volume 3 (2005)

Number 1

Three-dimensional Localized Solitary Gravity-Capillary Waves

Pages: 89 – 99

(Fast Communication)

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4310/CMS.2005.v3.n1.a6

Author

Paul A. Milewski

Abstract

In a weakly nonlinear model equation for capillary-gravity water waves on a two-dimensional free surface, we show, numerically, that there exist localized solitary traveling waves for a range of parameters spanning from the long wave limit (with Bond number B\gt 1/3, in the regime of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvilli-I equation) to the wavepacket limit (B\gt 1/3, in the Davey-Stewartson regime). In fact, we show that these two regimes are connected with a single continuous solution branch of nonlinear localized solitary solutions crossing B=1/3.

Published 1 January 2005