Oswaldo González-Gaxiola1, Yakup Yildirim2,3,4, Luminita Moraru5,6, Anjan Biswas7,8,9,10,*
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.21, No.9, pp. 2273-2287, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2025.067959
- 30 September 2025
Abstract This study presents a numerical investigation of shallow water wave dynamics with particular emphasis on the role of surface tension. In the absence of surface tension, shallow water waves are primarily driven by gravity and are well described by the classical Boussinesq equation, which incorporates fourth-order dispersion. Under this framework, solitary and shock waves arise through the balance of nonlinearity and gravity-induced dispersion, producing waveforms whose propagation speed, amplitude, and width depend largely on depth and initial disturbance. The resulting dynamics are comparatively smoother, with solitary waves maintaining coherent structures and shock waves displaying gradual… More >
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