Kelvin WedgeWave Patterns from Ray Theory: Centered Waves, Wake Angles, and Phase Geometry
We collect the ray-theoretic relations for wave patterns generated by
a point source, derive the slope of characteristics and their connection
to the group-velocity symbol \(G\), and
clarify the geometric roles of wavefronts, wave vectors, and rays,
culminating in a phase-distance relation \(\theta=k \cos \mu r\) for capillarygravity
wakes.