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arxiv: 0903.4813 · v1 · pith:KGWL2N2Xnew · submitted 2009-03-27 · ⚛️ physics.flu-dyn · physics.geo-ph

Effect of non-zero constant vorticity on the nonlinear resonances of capillary water waves

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The influence of an underlying current on 3-wave interactions of capillary water waves is studied. The fact that in irrotational flow resonant 3-wave interactions are not possible can be invalidated by the presence of an underlying current of constant non-zero vorticity. We show that: 1) wave trains in flows with constant non-zero vorticity are possible only for two-dimensional flows; 2) only positive constant vorticities can trigger the appearance of three-wave resonances; 3) the number of positive constant vorticities which do trigger a resonance is countable; 4) the magnitude of a positive constant vorticity triggering a resonance can not be too small.

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