Gerstner wave

noun

Gerstner wave

noun

Etymology Discovered in 1802 by Franz Josef Gerstner.

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Fluid dynamics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics An exact solution of the Euler equations for periodic surface gravity waves, describing a progressive wave of permanent form on the surface of an incompressible fluid of infinite depth.

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