Capillary freak waves in He-II as a manifestation of discrete wave turbulent regime

Elena Kartaschova

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Abstract

Two fundamental findings of the modern theory of wave turbulence are 1) existence of Kolmogorov-Zakharov power energy spectra (KZ-spectra) in $k$-space, \cite{zak2}, and 2) existence of ``gaps" in KZ-spectra corresponding to the resonance clustering, \cite{K06-1}. Accordingly, three wave turbulent regimes can be singled out - \emph{kinetic} (described by wave kinetic equations and KZ-spectra, in random phase approximation, \cite{ZLF92}); \emph{discrete} (described by a few dynamical systems, with coherent phases corresponding to resonance conditions, \cite{K09b}) and \emph{mesoscopic} (where kinetic and discrete evolution of the wave field coexist, \cite{zak4}). We present an explanation of freak waves appearance in capillary waves in He-II, \cite{ABKL09}, as a manifestation of discrete wave turbulent regime. Implications of these results for other wave systems are briefly discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGeophysical Research Abstracts
Editors E. Pelinovsky, C. Kharif
Pages1889-1889
Number of pages1
Volume12
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Fields of science

  • 101001 Algebra
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  • Computation in Informatics and Mathematics
  • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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