Abstract
We provide the first construction of exact solitary waves of large amplitude with an arbitrary distribution of vorticity. We use continuation to construct a global connected set of symmetric solitary waves of elevation, whose profiles decrease monotonically on either side of a central crest. This generalizes the classical result of Amick and Toland.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2937-2994 |
| Number of pages | 58 |
| Journal | Siam Journal on Mathematical Analysis |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2013 |
Keywords
- Solitary waves
- Vorticity
- Water waves
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analysis
- Computational Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics