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The stability of periodic capillary waves of permanent form on deep water to three dimensional disturbances is studied using numerical methods.
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Chen, B., Saffman, P.G. (1986). Stability of capillary waves on deep water. In: Hennart, JP. (eds) Numerical Analysis. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1230. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0072682
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