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Particle trajectories in deep water

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Trajectory of Fluid Particles under Sinusoidal Wave in Deep Water: (a more rigorous proof)

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To find trajectory we must integrate the following equations:

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(40) and (41) can become:

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This is the equation for a circle with center at tex2html_wrap_inline1377 and radius tex2html_wrap_inline1379 .



Soon Woong Chang
Wed Oct 27 12:41:46 CDT 1999