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The aim of this chapter is to present the theories for unsteady free surface flow subjected to gravitational forces. Such motions are called water waves, although pressure waves (such as acoustic waves) in water are also water waves. They are also called gravity waves, although atmospheric motions are also waves subjected to gravity.
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Le Méhauté, B. (1976). An Introduction to Water Waves. In: An Introduction to Hydrodynamics and Water Waves. Springer Study Edition. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85567-2_15
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