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Melnikov’s Method for Ship Motions without the Constraint of Small Linear Damping

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  1. Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA 24060

    Wan Wu* & Leigh McCue†

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  1. Mechanics and Ocean Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Str. 42, 21073 Hamburg, Germany

    Edwin Kreuzer (Prof. Dr.) (Prof. Dr.)

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Wu*, W., McCue†, L. (2008). Melnikov’s Method for Ship Motions without the Constraint of Small Linear Damping. In: Kreuzer, E. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Fluid-Structure Interaction in Ocean Engineering. Iutam Bookseries, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8630-4_26

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