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Scattering of Inertial Waves by Smooth Convex Cylinders
Author(s) -
Barcilon Victor,
Bleistein Norman
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
studies in applied mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1467-9590
pISSN - 0022-2526
DOI - 10.1002/sapm1969484351
Subject(s) - cylinder , inertial frame of reference , mathematical analysis , scattering , regular polygon , inertial wave , partial differential equation , mathematics , physics , classical mechanics , mechanics , geometry , optics , wave propagation , mechanical wave , longitudinal wave
A general method of solution of the hyperbolic partial differential equation governing the scattering of inertial waves in a rotating fluid is presented for the case of cylindrical scatterers with smooth convex cross‐sections. The specific case of a parabolic cylinder is discussed in some detail.