Nonlinear Dynamics of Short Travelling Capillary-gravity Waves
Résumé
We establish a Green-Nagdhi model equation for capillary-gravity waves in (2+1) dimensions. Through the derivation of an asymptotic equation governing short-waves dynamics, we show that this system posseses (1+1) travelling waves solutions for almost all the values of the Bond number B (the special case B=1/3 is not studied). These waves become singular when their amplitude is larger than a threshold value, related to the velocity of the wave. The limit angle at the crest is then calculated. The stability of a wave train is also studied via a Benjamin-Feir modulational analysis.