On the Cauchy problem for a model equation for shallow water waves of moderate amplitude

We prove the local well-posedness for a nonlinear equation modeling the evolution of the free surface for waves of moderate amplitude in the shallow water regime.     

Global conservative solutions for a model equation for shallow water waves of moderate amplitude

In this paper, we study the continuation of solutions to an equation for surface water waves of moderate amplitude in the shallow water regime beyond wave breaking (in [11], Constantin and Lannes proved that this equation accommodates wave breaking phenomena). Our approach is based on a method proposed by Bressan and Constantin [2]. By introducing a new set of independent and dependent variables, which resolve all singularities due to possible wave breaking, the evolution problem is rewritten as a semilinear system. Local existence of the semilinear system is obtained as fixed points of a contractive transformation. Moreover, this formulation allows one to continue the solution after collision time, giving a global conservative solution where the energy is conserved for almost all times. Finally, returning to the original variables, we obtain a semigroup of global conservative solutions, which depend continuously on the initial data.     

On the dynamics of Navier-Stokes equations for a shallow water model

In this paper, we study a free boundary problem of one-dimensional compressible Navier-Stokes equations with a density-dependent viscosity, which include, in particular, a shallow water model. Under some suitable assumptions on the initial data, we obtain the global existence, uniqueness and the large time behavior of weak solutions. In particular, it is shown that a stationary wave pattern connecting a gas to the vacuum continuously is asymptotically stable for small initial general perturbations.     

On a numerical flux for the shallow water equations

The finite volume scheme of Vijayasundaram and Osher-Solomon type for shallow water equations are proposed. The numerical results with discontinuous initial condition and the comparison with Lax-Friedrichs numerical flux are presented for homogeneous case. The extension of the method for the inhomogeneous case is described.     

Generation of waves by a moving plate in stratified shallow water

The generation of waves inside an ideal two-layer stratified shallow water by the uniform motion of a vertical plate partially immersed in the fluid mass is studied in two dimensions. The fluid is assumed to occupy an infinite channel of constant depth. Two distinctive cases are studied according to whether the submerged part of the moving plate is smaller or greater than the upper layer's depth. In the first case, the lower fluid layer is not influenced by the motion of the plate up to the second order of approximation and local perturbations, only, are created in the upper layer. For the second case, progressive waves of the first order are shown in both layers besides local perturbations of the second order in the lower layer only. Passing to the limit of homogeneous fluids, local perturbations only remain. This passage to the limit shows that the stratification of the fluid mass is significant for the generation progressive waves. The systems of stream lines are drawn for stratified and homogeneous fluids.     

Water waves over a rough bottom in the shallow water regime

This is a study of the Euler equations for free surface water waves in the case of varying bathymetry, considering the problem in the shallow water scaling regime. In the case of rapidly varying periodic bottom boundaries this is a problem of homogenization theory. In this setting we derive a new model system of equations, consisting of the classical shallow water equations coupled with nonlocal evolution equations for a periodic corrector term. We also exhibit a new resonance phenomenon between surface waves and a periodic bottom. This resonance, which gives rise to secular growth of surface wave patterns, can be viewed as a nonlinear generalization of the classical Bragg resonance. We justify the derivation of our model with a rigorous mathematical analysis of the scaling limit and the resulting error terms. The principal issue is that the shallow water limit and the homogenization process must be performed simultaneously. Our model equations and the error analysis are valid for both the two- and the three-dimensional physical problems.     

Strong solutions for a 1D viscous bilayer shallow water model

In this paper, we consider a viscous bilayer shallow water model in one space dimension that represents two superposed immiscible fluids. For this model, we prove the existence of strong solutions in a periodic domain. The initial heights are required to be bounded above and below away from zero and we get the same bounds for every time. Our analysis is based on the construction of approximate systems which satisfy the BD entropy and on the method developed by A. Mellet and A. Vasseur to obtain the existence of global strong solutions for the one dimensional Navier–Stokes equations.     

Equation of steady-state capillary gravitational-gyroscopic waves on shallow water and Kelvin waves

On the basis of a spectral asymptotic method developed by the authors, a rigorous derivation is given on the equation of capillary waves on shallow water with consideration of the rotation of the fluid and its stratification. The character of the wave motions described by this equation is investigated, and the existence of capillary Kelvin waves is established. Moreover, the problem of the diffraction of these waves by a half plane is studied.Translated from Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki, Seriya Matematicheskii Analiz, Vol. 24, pp. 207–268, 1986.     

On the weak solutions to a shallow water equation

We obtain the existence of global‐in‐time weak solutions to the Cauchy problem for a one‐dimensional shallow‐water equation that is formally integrable and can be obtained by approximating directly the Hamiltonian for Euler's equation in the shallow‐water regime. The solution is obtained as a limit of viscous approximation. The key elements in our analysis are some new a priori one‐sided supernorm and space‐time higher‐norm estimates on the first‐order derivatives. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

An existence result for a free boundary shallow water model using a Lagrangian scheme

We propose a free boundary shallow water model for which we give an existence theorem. The proof uses an original Lagrangian discrete scheme in order to build a sequence of approximate solutions. The properties of this scheme allow to treat the difficulties linked to the boundary motion. These approximate solutions verify some compactness results which allow us to pass to the limit in the discrete problem.     

Internal solitary waves with trapped cores in multilayer shallow water

Theoretical and Mathematical Physics - We consider a nonlinear system of equations that in the Boussinesq approximation describes near-bottom and near-surface large-amplitude internal waves...     

浅水长波近似方程组的拟小波解

以浅水长波近似方程组为例,提出了拟小波方法求解(1 1)维非线性偏微分方程组数值解,该方程用拟小波离散格式离散空间导数,得到关于时间的常微分方程组,用四阶Runge-K utta方法离散时间导数,并将其拟小波解与解析解进行比较和验证.     

Wave front tracing and asymptotic stability of planar travelling waves for a two-dimensional shallow river model

The propagation of surface water waves in a frictional channel with a uniformly inclined bed is governed by a two-dimensional shallow river model. In this paper, we consider the time-asymptotic stability of weak planar travelling waves for a two-dimensional shallow river model with Darcy's law. We derive an effective parabolic equation to analyze the wave front motion. By employing weighted energy estimates, we show that weak planar travelling waves are time-asymptotically stable under sufficiently small perturbations.     

On curl-preserving finite volume discretizations for shallow water equations

The preservation of intrinsic or inherent constraints, like divergence-conditions, has gained increasing interest in numerical simulations of various physical evolution equations. In Torrilhon and Fey, SIAM J. Numer. Anal. (42/4) 2004, a general framework is presented how to incorporate the preservation of a discrete constraint into upwind finite volume methods. This paper applies this framework to the wave equation system and the system of shallow water equations. For the wave equation a curl-preservation for the momentum variable is present and easily identified. The preservation in case of the shallow water system is more involved due to the presence of convection. It leads to the vorticity evolution as generalized curl-constraint. The mechanisms of vorticity generation are discussed.For the numerical discretization special curl-preserving flux distributions are discussed and their incorporation into a finite volume scheme described. This leads to numerical discretizations which are exactly curl-preserving for a specific class of discrete curl-operators.The numerical experiments for the wave equation show a significant improvement of the new method against classical schemes. The extension of the curl-free numerical discretization to the shallow water case is possible after isolating the pressure flux. Simulation examples demonstrate the influence of the modification. The vortex structure is more clearly resolved.     

Wave breaking for a shallow water equation

In this paper, we establish sufficient conditions on the initial data to guarantee ware breakings for a shallow water equation.     

On the Cauchy problem for gravity water waves

We are interested in the system of gravity water waves equations without surface tension. Our purpose is to study the optimal regularity thresholds for the initial conditions. In terms of Sobolev embeddings, the initial surfaces we consider turn out to be only of  \(C^{3/2+\epsilon }\) -class for some \(\epsilon >0\) and consequently have unbounded curvature, while the initial velocities are only Lipschitz. We reduce the system using a paradifferential approach.