Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Department of Mathematics, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
Abstract:
A linear theory is developed to study the forced capillary-gravity waves generated on water in a circular basin by the horizontal oscillations of its side wall. A Green's function method is used to construct a solution of the linearized equations subject to an edge condition at the contact line. The problem is reformulated in terms of an integral equation on the equilibrium free surface, and a uniqueness result is obtained by invoking the Fredholm's alternatives.