Kelvin WedgeRay Geometry, and Wave Action in Uniform Currents

We summarize the ray-theoretic description of Kelvin ship waves in deep and finite depth, deriving the relationship between wavevector and wake angle, the Kelvin wedge, and the…

Fluid Mechanics

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…

Fluid Mechanics