Abstract
Equations describing the dynamics of internal waves in incompressible stratified fluid may be written in the form of Hamiltonian equations, widely used in modern physics. The Hamiltonian formalism appears to be especially convenient for the investigation of weakly nonlinear wave fields.
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Miropol’sky, Y.Z., Shishkina, O.D. (2001). Hamiltonian Formalism for the Description of Oceanic Internal Waves. In: Shishkina, O.D. (eds) Dynamics of Internal Gravity Waves in the Ocean. Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1325-2_8
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