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Benjamin-Feir instability: a standalone construct

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Ocean engineering

the instability of a uniform train of deep-water waves to small sideband disturbances, causing it to break into groups.

In ocean engineering, Benjamin-Feir instability refers to the instability of a uniform train of deep-water waves to small sideband disturbances, causing it to break into groups. This meaning comes from Benjamin (1967) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics.[1]

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References

Benjamin, T. B., & Feir, J. E. (1967). The disintegration of wave trains on deep water Part 1. Theory. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 27(3), 417-430. https://doi.org/10.1017/s002211206700045x

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