Abstract
The Zakharov integral equation for surface gravity waves is modified to include higherorder (quintet) interactions, for water of constant (finite or infinite) depth. This new equation is used to study some aspects of class I (4-wave) and class II (5-wave) instabilities of a Stokes wave.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47-67 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of Fluid Mechanics |
| Volume | 143 |
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| State | Published - Jun 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |