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Kelvin Wedge Negative Results

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Carefully documented Kelvin-wedge derivations and approaches that did not lead to the intended result, preserved as useful negative results and records of what not to try next.

Kelvin Wedge Negative ResultsHankel Diagonalization of the Radial Bessel Operator

The math is sound. The method is not. We show that the order- \(n\) Hankel transform in \(r\) diagonalizes the Bessel-type radial operator \(\mathscr{L}_n\), mapping the PDE…

Mathematics

Kelvin Wedge Negative ResultsFourier Coefficients of Quadratic Forms in $\cos \gamma$ for Steady Capillary-Gravity Waves

The math is sound. The method is not. We factor the quadratic denominator \(a+b \cos \gamma+c \cos ^2 \gamma\) and reduce the computation of its Fourier coefficients to those of ∑ Formula.…

Fluid Mechanics

Kelvin Wedge Negative ResultsDiagonalizing Azimuthal Mode Coupling via a Discrete Fourier Transform

The math is sound. The method is not. We recast the azimuthal mode-coupled surface equations as a block-Toeplitz convolution in the mode index and diagonalize this coupling via…

Fluid Mechanics

Kelvin Wedge Negative ResultsCartesian Derivatives in Azimuthal Fourier–Hankel Space

The math is sound. The method is not. claim: ∑ Formula

Fluid Mechanics

Kelvin Wedge Negative ResultsDFT Method Main

The math is sound. The method is not. We consider the governing equations for water waves in the context of an inviscid fluid of infinite depth. The fundamental system of…

Fluid Mechanics

Kelvin Wedge Negative ResultsAxisymmetric Angular Fourier Modes and Hankel Transform of a Radial Heaviside Pressure Field

The math is sound. The method is not. We consider an axisymmetric pressure distribution \(p(r, \theta)=\bar{p} H(r-l)\) (radial dependence only) and show that its angular Fourier…

Mathematics

Kelvin Wedge Negative ResultsSelf Adjoint Operators

The math is sound. The method is not. We consider the radial differential operator for a fixed angular mode \(n\), ∑ Formula

Mathematics

Kelvin Wedge Negative ResultsAzimuthal Fourier Analysis

The math is sound. The method is not. We introduce azimuthal Fourier expansion for functions with circular symmetry: we write \(f(r, \phi)\) as a sum of angular modes ∑ Formula, whe…

Fluid Mechanics

Kelvin Wedge Negative ResultsOperator Ladder Relations for Hankel Transforms of Bessel Type

The math is sound. The method is not. Hankel–Bessel Ladder Identities Claim. For suitable \(f_m(r)\) and \(k>0\), ∑ Formula Here ∑ Formula.

Fluid Mechanics