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Introduction Water waves are beautiful and their mathematics is fascinating, deep, and full of amazing results. Their understanding is also of great practical importance for the design of marine structures. This wiki is devoted to the mathematics of water waves and to providing an online reference to explain all aspects of their theory. The wiki is a work in progress and strongly reflects the research interests of Michael Meylan who is doing most of work! However, you are strongly encouraged to contribute in any way you see fit (see Why you should contribute). For a brief course in wave-body interactions begin with Wave and Wave Body Interactions.

Featured pages Eigenfunction Matching Method: The eigenfunction matching method. Wave Scattering in the Marginal Ice Zone: A description of the geophysical problem in water wave scattering. Interaction Theory: Presents the theory of multiple body interactions. Wikiwaves announcements At the moment we are trying to link this wiki to computer code. We appreciate all and every edit - even fixing a typing mistake.

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This website is organised by Michael Meylan and others. It was initially supported by a grant from the New Zealand Institute of Mathematics. A significant amount of the initial content was derived from the MIT opencourseware.