A structure preserving stochastic perturbation of classical water wave theory
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Author(s)
Street, Oliver D
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The inclusion of stochastic terms in equations of motion for fluid problems enables a statistical representation of processes which are left unresolved by numerical computation. Here, we derive stochastic equations for the behaviour of surface gravity waves using an approach which is designed to preserve the geometric structure of the equations of fluid motion beneath the surface. In doing so, we find a stochastic equation for the evolution of a velocity potential and, more significantly, demonstrate that the stochastic equations for water wave dynamics have a Hamiltonian structure which mirrors that found by Zakharov for the deterministic theory. This involves a perturbation of the velocity field which, unlike the deterministic velocity, need not be irrotational for the problem to close.
Date Issued
2023-05
Date Acceptance
2023-02-15
Citation
Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2023, 447
ISSN
0167-2789
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena
Volume
447
Copyright Statement
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2023.133689
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
133689
Date Publish Online
2023-02-19