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cnoidal wave: a standalone construct

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cnoidalwave1 CONSTRUCTCnoidal waveKORTEWEG · OCEAN ENGINEERING

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a periodic nonlinear wave in shallow water described by Jacobi elliptic functions, with long flat troughs and sharp crests.

In ocean engineering, cnoidal wave refers to a periodic nonlinear wave in shallow water described by Jacobi elliptic functions, with long flat troughs and sharp crests. This meaning comes from Korteweg (1895) in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science.[1]

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  1. Korteweg, D. J., & de Vries, G. (1895). On the change of form of long waves advancing in a rectangular canal, and on a new type of long stationary waves. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 39(240), 422-443. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786449508620739

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