Linear stability of multiple internal solitary waves in fluids of great depth

The linear stability of the multiple solitary wave solution of the Benjamin-Ono (BO) equation is studied analytically. By establishing the completeness relation for the eigenfunctions of the BO equation linearized about multisoliton solutions, we solve the initial value problem for this system. We find that the wave under consideration is stable against infinitesimal perturbations.     

Asymptotic stability of solitary waves

We show that the family of solitary waves (1-solitons) of the Korteweg-de Vries equation $$\partial _t u + u\partial _x u + \partial _x^3 u = 0 ,$$ is asymptotically stable. Our methods also apply for the solitary waves of a class of generalized Korteweg-de Vries equations, $$\partial _t u + \partial _x f(u) + \partial _x^3 u = 0 .$$ In particular, we study the case wheref(u)=u ^p+1/(p+1),p=1, 2, 3 (and 3<p<4, foru>0, withf∈C ⁴). The same asymptotic stability result for KdV is also proved for the casep=2 (the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation). We also prove asymptotic stability for the family of solitary waves for all but a finite number of values ofp between 3 and 4. (The solitary waves are known to undergo a transition from stability to instability as the parameterp increases beyond the critical valuep=4.) The solution is decomposed into a modulating solitary wave, with time-varying speedc(t) and phase γ(t) (bound state part), and an infinite dimensional perturbation (radiating part). The perturbation is shown to decay exponentially in time, in a local sense relative to a frame moving with the solitary wave. Asp→4^?, the local decay or radiation rate decreases due to the presence of aresonance pole associated with the linearized evolution equation for solitary wave perturbations.     

Coupled perturbed modes and internal solitary waves

Coupled perturbed mode theory combines conventional coupled modes and perturbation theory. The theory is used to directly calculate mode coupling in a range-dependent shallow water problem involving propagation through continental shelf internal solitary waves. The solitary waves considered are thermocline depressions, separating well-mixed upper and lower layers. The method is fast and accurate. Results highlight mode coupling associated with internal solitary waves, and mode capture or loss to and from the discrete mode spectrum.     

On the generation of internal solitary marine waves

Summary A nonlinear model of generation of internal ?solitary? marine waves is discussed: when a large surface wave—for instance a superficial wave or a bore of tidal origin—passes over a submarine mountain or crosses a strait, packets of internal waves may often be detected. We study this phenomenon taking into account the effect of the air-sea surface; we show that the phenomenon can be schematized, in an approximate but realistic way, by using the solutions of an inhomogeneous KdV equation. The forcing term depends on the air-sea surface elevation and on the bottom topography. We then apply our model to the marine currents, of tidal origin, flowing through the straits of Gibraltar.

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Riassunto Si studia un modello non lineare della generazione di onde interne marine. Quando una grande onda superficiale passa sopra una montagna sottomarina o attraversa uno stretto si osservano pacchetti di onde interne. Si studia questo fenomeno tenendo conto della interfaccia aria-mare, si mostra che il fenomeno può essere rappresentato in maniera approssimata dalle soluzioni di un'equazione di KdV non omogenea. Il termine forzante dipende dalla superficie aria-mare e dalla topografia del fondo. Infine il modello proposto è applicato alle correnti di marea dello stretto di Gibilterra.

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Резюме Обсуждается нелинейная модель образования внутренних ?одиночных? морских волн: когда большая поверхностная волна проходит над подводной горой или приливная волна пересекает пролив, часто могут детектироваться пакеты внутренних волн. Мы исследуем зто явление, учитывая влияние границы раздела воздух-море. Мы показываем, что это явление может быть схематизировано приближенным, но реалистическим способом, используя решения неоднородного уравнения Кортевега-де Вриса. Силовой член зависит от возвышения границы раздела воздух-море и от топографии дна. Затем мы применяем нашу модель для морских течений (приливного происхождения), проходязих через Гибралтарский пролив.

     

Generation, propagation, and breaking of internal solitary waves

Tidal, two-layer flow over topography generates a kink of the interface separating an upstream interfacial elevation from a depression above the topography. Upstream undular bores and solitary waves of large amplitude are generated from the interfacial kink. The waves propagate upstream when the tide turns. Interfacial simulations of this kind of generation process fit with the observations at Knight Inlet in British Columbia, in the Sulu Sea experiment, and undular bores generated by internal tides in the Strait of Gibraltar. Fully nonlinear interfacial computations compare successfully with experimental observations of solitary waves in the laboratory and in the field for wave amplitudes ranging from small to maximal values. The waves exhibit only minor sensitivity to a finite thickness of the pycnocline. Analytical solitary waves are recaptured in the small amplitude limit. Shear-induced breaking appears first in the top part of the pycnocline and is expressed in terms of the Richardson number. Convective breaking in the top part of the water column occurs beyond a threshold amplitude when a pronounced stratification continues all the way to the ocean surface.     

Anomalous resonance phenomena of solitary waves with internal modes

We investigate the nonparametric, pure ac driven dynamics of nonlinear Klein-Gordon solitary waves having an internal mode of frequency Omega(i). We show that the strongest resonance arises when the driving frequency delta = Omega(i)/2, whereas when delta = Omega(i) the resonance is weaker, disappearing for nonzero damping. At resonance, the dynamics of the kink center of mass becomes chaotic. As we identify the resonance mechanism as an indirect coupling to the internal mode due to its symmetry, we expect similar results for other systems.     

Large-eddy simulation of the generation and propagation of internal solitary waves

A modified large-eddy simulation model,the dynamic coherent eddy model(DCEM)is employed to simulate the generation and propagation of internal solitary waves(ISWs)of both depression and elevation type,with wave amplitudes ranging from small,medium to large scales.The simulation results agree well with the existing experimental data.The generation process of ISWs is successfully captured by the DCEM method.Shear instabilities and diapycnal mixing in the initial wave generation phase are observed.The dissipation rate is not equal at different locations of an ISW.ISW-induced velocity field is analyzed in the present study.The structure of the bottom boundary layer(BBL)of internal wave packets is found to be different from that of a single ISW.A reverse boundary jet instead of a separation bubble exists behind the leading internal wave while separation bubbles appear in other parts of the wave-induced velocity field.The boundary jet flow resulting from the adverse pressure gradients has distinctive dynamics compared with free shear jets.     

Nonlinear stability of solitary waves of a generalized Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation

We prove that the set of solitary wave solutions of a generalized Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation in two dimensions, (u _t+(u^m+1)_x+u_xxx)_x=u_yy is stable for 0<m<4/3.     

A model system for strong interaction between internal solitary waves

A mathematical theory is mounted for a complex system of equations derived by Gear and Grimshaw that models the strong interaction of two-dimensional, long, internal gravity waves propagating on neighboring pycnoclines in a stratified fluid. For the model in question, the Cauchy problem is of interest, and is shown to be globally well-posed in suitably strong function spaces. Our results make use of Kato's theory for abstract evolution equations together with somewhat delicate estimates obtained using techniques from harmonic analysis. In weak function classes, a local existence theory is developed. The system is shown to be susceptible to the dispersive blow-up phenomenon investigated recently by Bona and Saut for Korteweg-de Vries-type equations.     

三维浅海环境下孤立子内波对低频声能流的传播影响

针对三维浅海环境下孤立子内波对低频声信号传播特性的影响问题,基于Oxyz坐标系下的三维浅海低频声场有限元计算方法,以声能流为研究对象,仿真分析了内波存在对低频声信号传播特性的影响规律。研究结果表明:受内波影响,在xOz平面,声能流垂直分量的传播偏转角度呈现周期性的起伏规律;随着声源深度的增加,内波对声能流偏转角度的影响深度也随之增加。对xOy平面,当声源位于温跃层以上时,随着接收深度的增加,各深度平面上声能流水平分量的偏转角越大;随着声源深度的增加,内波对各深度平面上声能流的影响逐渐减弱。     

Exciton-polariton solitary waves

Effects of the exciton and polariton dispersions and the nonlinear exciton and photon interactions on the properties of polariton solitons in molecular crystals are investigated. Higher-order terms and phase-modulation (chirp) are taken into account. Bright- and dark-soliton solutions of the resulting modified nonlinear Schr?dinger (NLS) equation are presented. Nonlinearity- and dispersion-induced critical points on the polariton dispersion curve are obtained, separating regions with different solutions. Received 2 October 2001 / Received in final form 23 May 2002 Published online 2 October 2002 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: Stoychev@issp.bas.bg     

浅海内孤立波动态传播过程中声波模态强度起伏规律

内孤立波是一种常见于浅海海域的非线性内波,具有振幅大、周期短和流速强等特点,它通过扰动水体中的温盐分布使声速剖面产生明显的距离依赖性,进而影响水下声传播特性.内波自生成后通常以1 m/s量级的速度传播,运动的内波使声传播路径上的声波模态能量在空间和时间上剧烈起伏.本文定义模态强度为模态系数模值(模态幅度)的平方,并用其衡量各阶模态所含声能量的大小.文中基于耦合简正波理论,推导了内波运动时声波模态强度起伏的表达式,将模态强度表征为振荡项和趋势项的线性叠加.以往的工作大多局限于单独从时域或频域研究内波运动时声波模态强度的时变规律,本文则结合短时傅里叶变换在时频平面上揭示了模态强度的起伏机理.理论推导和数值仿真均表明内孤立波使各阶声波模态之间发生能量交换,即模态耦合.内波的动态传播进一步引起模态干涉,这种干涉效应表现为模态强度中的振荡项并使模态强度随时间快速起伏.受模态剥离效应(不同阶模态之间衰减系数的差异)的影响,趋势项的幅度随时间不断变化,进而对模态干涉引起的振荡叠加了时变的偏置.模态强度的整体走势和振荡项中各频率分量振幅的时变特征均与模态衰减密切相关.同时,本文使用深度积分声强作为总接...     

孤立子内波引起的高号简正波到达时间起伏

在新泽西附近海域进行的浅海实验(SW'06)观测到了大量的孤立子内波。利用SW'06海洋环境资料分析了有无孤立子内波存在时的脉冲声到达时间起伏。发现当孤立子内波出现时,1号简正波到达时间较为稳定,而一些高号简正波到达时间比第1号简正波提前,且随着温跃层深度变化而起伏。经射线理论分析表明:由于孤立子内波出现,导致温跃层深度下降,进而引起满足一定掠射角条件的高号简正波将主要在温跃层上传播。这类高号简正波到达时间对孤立子内波活动敏感,有可能被用来监测浅海中的孤立子内波。     

Varieties of solitons and solitary waves

A summary is presented of the principal types of completely integrable partial differential equations having soliton solutions. Each type is derived from an appropriate physical model of an electromagnetic wave problem, with the intention to show how known mathematical results apply to a coherent class of physical problems in electromagnetic waves. The non-linear Schrödinger (NS) equation appears when the induced non-linear dielectric polarization is expanded in a series of powers of the electric field, only the linear and third-order polarizations are retained, and the temporal spectrum of the wave is a narrow band far removed from any resonance of the medium. The sine-Gordon equation appears from a similar optical model of propagation in a dielectric consisting of identical 2-level atomic systems, but resonance occurs between the carrier frequency of the wave and the transition frequency of the atoms. The Boussinesq and Korteweg– de Vries equations appear at different levels of approximation to a potential wave on a transmission line having a non-linear capacitance such that the charge stored is a non-linear function of the line potential. In all cases the evolution variable is the propagation distance; the transverse variable is time, but in the case of the NS equation it may alternatively be a spatial coordinate, giving rise to the possibility of spatial solitons as well as temporal solitons for NS-type problems. Two examples are derived of non-integrable Hamiltonian systems having spatial solitary waves, namely the second-order cascade interaction and vector spatial solitary waves of the third-order interaction, and a brief survey of the analytical solutions for the plane waves and solitary waves of these two types is presented. Finally, the addition of a second spatial dimension to the non-linear transmission line problem leads to the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equations, and a further approximation for weakly modulated travelling waves leads to the Davey–Stewartson equations. Both of these completely integrable systems support combined spatial–temporal solitons.     

Time reversing solitary waves

We present new results for the time reversal of nonlinear pulses traveling in a random medium, in particular for solitary waves. We consider long water waves propagating in the presence of a spatially random depth. Both hyperbolic and dispersive regimes are considered. We demonstrate that in the presence of properly scaled stochastic forcing the solution to the nonlinear (shallow water) conservation law is regularized leading to a viscous shock profile. This enables time-reversal experiments beyond the critical time for shock formation. Furthermore, we present numerical experiments for the time-reversed refocusing of solitary waves in a regime where theory is not yet available. Solitary wave refocusing simulations are performed with a new Boussinesq model, both in transmission and in reflection.     

内孤立波沿缓坡地形传播特性的实验研究

以南中国海东北部海域底部缓坡地形为背景, 在大型重力式分层流水槽中模拟了下凹型内孤立波沿缓坡地形传播过程中的浅化、破碎、分裂等现象, 利用分层染色标识方法和多点组合探头阵列技术对内孤立波沿缓坡地形演化特征进行了定性分析和定量测量. 实验表明: 浅化效应使内孤立波传播速度减小, 对大振幅内孤立波具有抑制作用, 对小振幅波具有放大效应; 浅化效应可导致内孤立波的剪切失稳及破碎, 还可导致大振幅内孤立波的分裂. 利用Miles稳定性理论可定性描述内孤立波沿缓坡地形传播时发生不稳定状态的位置, 实验结果与理论分析相符合. 关键词： 分层流 缓坡地形 内孤立波 不稳定性     

Global existence of smooth solutions and stability of solitary waves for a generalized Boussinesq equation

Certain generalizations of one of the classical Boussinesq-type equations, $$u_{tt} = u_{xx} - (u^2 + u_{xx} )_{xx} $$ are considered. It is shown that the initial-value problem for this type of equation is always locally well posed. It is also determined that the special, solitary-wave solutions of these equations are nonlinearly stable for a range of their phase speeds. These two facts lead to the conclusion that initial data lying relatively close to a stable solitary wave evolves into a global solution of these equations. This contrasts with the results of blow-up obtained recently by Kalantarov and Ladyzhenskaya for the same type of equation, and casts additional light upon the results for the original version (*) of this class of equations obtained via inverse-scattering theory by Deift, Tomei and Trubowitz.     

多前车速度差的车辆跟驰模型的稳定性与孤波

通过线性稳定性分析,得到了多前车速度差模型的稳定性条件, 并发现通过调节多前车信息,使交通流的稳定区域明显扩大. 通过约化摄动方法 研究了该模型的非线性动力学特性:在稳定流区域,得到了描述密度波的Burgers方程;在交 通流的不稳定区域内,在临界点附近获得了描述车头间距的修正的Korteweg-de Vries (modified Korteweg-de Vries, mKdV)方程; 在亚稳态区域内,在中性稳定曲线附近获得了描述车头间距 的KdV方程. Burgers的孤波解、mKdV方程的扭结-反扭结波解及KdV方程的 孤波解描述了交通流堵塞现象.     

Theory of solitary plastic waves

The paper deals with the dislocation dynamics of coherently propagating modes of plastic shear (Lüders bands) in single crystals oriented for single slip, in terms of a generalized Fisher-Kolmogorov equation. The role of (1) cross-slip and (2) non-axial stresses as propagation mechnisms is investigated, and the problem of propagation velocity selection is addressed. The phenomenon of slip band clustering which was observed in sufficiently thick tensile specimens is traced back to a propagative instability owing to non-axial stresses.