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Linear surface gravity waves on a semi-infinite incompressible Voigt medium are studied in this paper. Three dimensionless parameters, the dimensionless viscoelastic parameter ϑ, the dimensionless wave number and the dimensionless surface tension are introduced. A dimensionless characteristic equation describing the waves is derived. This is a sixth order complex algebraic equation which is solved to give the complex dispersion relation. Based on the numerical solution, two critical values of ϑ, ϑ A =0.607 and ϑ B =2.380, which represent the appearance of the cutoff region and the disappearance of the strong dispersion region, are found. The effects of ϑ on the characteristic equation and the properties of the waves are discussed.
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Qinghe, Z., Yongsheng, W. & Zidan, Z. Linear theory of gravity waves on a Voigt viscoelastic medium. Acta Mech Sinica 16, 301–308 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02487683
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