Abstract
Some numerical solutions of a variable-coefficient Korteweg-de Vries equation are presented. This particular equation was derived by the author recently (Johnson 1972) in an attempt to describe the development of a single solitary wave moving onto a shelf. Soliton production on the shelf was predicted and this is confirmed here. Results for two and three solitons are reproduced and two intermediate shelf depths are also considered. In these latter two cases both solitons and an oscillatory wave occur. One of the profiles corresponds to the integrations performed by Madsen & Mei (1969) and a comparison is made.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics
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