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2011 A geometric approach to generalized Stokes conjectures
Eugen Varvaruca, Georg S. Weiss
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Acta Math. 206(2): 363-403 (2011). DOI: 10.1007/s11511-011-0066-y

Abstract

We consider the Stokes conjecture concerning the shape of extreme 2-dimensional water waves. By new geometric methods including a non-linear frequency formula, we prove the Stokes conjecture in the original variables. Our results do not rely on structural assumptions needed in previous results such as isolated singularities, symmetry and monotonicity. Part of our results extends to the mathematical problem in higher dimensions.

Dedication

Dedicated to John Toland on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

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Eugen Varvaruca. Georg S. Weiss. "A geometric approach to generalized Stokes conjectures." Acta Math. 206 (2) 363 - 403, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11511-011-0066-y

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Received: 13 August 2009; Revised: 27 May 2010; Published: 2011
First available in Project Euclid: 31 January 2017

zbMATH: 1238.35194
MathSciNet: MR2810856
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1007/s11511-011-0066-y

Subjects:
Primary: 35R35
Secondary: 76B07 , 76B15

Keywords: concentration compactness , frequency formula , singularity , Stokes conjecture , Water wave

Rights: 2011 © Institut Mittag-Leffler

Vol.206 • No. 2 • 2011
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