Abstract
We present new families of gravity - capillary solitary waves propagating on the surface of a two-dimensional deep fluid. These spatially localised travelling-wave solutions are non-symmetric in the wave propagation direction. Our computation reveals that these waves appear from a spontaneous symmetry-breaking bifurcation, and connect two branches of multi-packet symmetric solitary waves. The speed - energy bifurcation curve of asymmetric solitary waves features a zigzag behaviour with one or more turning points.
Original language | English |
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Article number | R2 |
Journal | Journal of Fluid Mechanics |
Volume | 759 |
Early online date | 3 Nov 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2014 |
Keywords
- Capillary waves
- Solitary waves
- Surface gravity waves