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- adjective mathematics, physics Describes a
travelling wave whoseamplitude isconstricted ; e.g. a wave in shallow water.
Etymologies
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The term cnoidal was coined by Korteweg and de Vries in their paper in Philosophical Magazine (1895, series 5, vol 39, pp 422-443) to describe a class of solutions to the KdV equation which involve a Jacobi elliptic function. The Jacobi elliptic function involved is commonly written as , and the term cnoidal was designed to be analogous to sinusoidal, the word describing waves which involve the sine function.
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Using this gadget you can make your own -- what else -- artificial waves: tsunamis, underwater explosions, anti-waves, cnoidal waves, and waves that can overturn hundred million dollar yachts.
The 17th St Canal Physical Model: or, One Proposal for a Hurricane Katrina Memorial 2007
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Using this gadget you can make your own -- what else -- artificial waves: tsunamis, underwater explosions, anti-waves, cnoidal waves, and waves that can overturn hundred million dollar yachts.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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