Experimental study of spatiotemporally localized surface gravity water waves

Chabchoub, A; Akhmediev, Nail; Hoffmann, N P

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Experimental study of spatiotemporally localized surface gravity water waves

Date

2012

Authors

Chabchoub, A

Akhmediev, Nail

Hoffmann, N P

Publisher

American Physical Society

Abstract

We present experimental results on the study of spatiotemporally localized surface wave events on deep water that can be modeled using the Peregrine breather solution of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. These are often considered as prototypes of ocea