On the energy transfer equation for weakly interacting waves

The derivation of the transfer equation based on analysis of the equations for spectral semi-invariant and not invoking equations for realization of the random wave field is presented. Uniformly valid asymptotic expansions for the third and the fourth spectral semi-invariant are constructed using the multiple scale method and the matched asymptotic expansion method. This approach makes it possible to investigate the boundary layer in a neighbourhood of the resonant surface where intensive growth in time of the third spectral semi-invariant occurs. This boundary layer defines the form of the transfer equations. An analogous boundary layer for the fourth spectral semiinvariant and its influence on the second and the third spectral semi-invariants are also investigated.