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==Welcome to '''Wikiwaves'''!==
 
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'''Wikiwaves''' is a water waves [[wikipedia:wiki|wiki]] devoted to the collective creation of technical content for practicing scientists.  Please [[Sign up instructions|sign up]], [[browse]] around the site, click on the edit links, and contribute something!  The site is nominally centered around water waves, at the moment the focus in on linear water
 
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wave theory, especially as applied to hydroelasticity but we welcome any content.  If you are new to the [http://google.com/trends?q=wiki increasingly popular] wiki way, you may want to visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] to see a more general effort in action. 
 
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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to '''Wikiwaves''',</div>
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* [[:Category:Simple Linear Waves|Simple waves]]
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[[:Category:Reference|References]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[Standard Notation|Standard notation]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[test | Test page]]
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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.
  
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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]]).
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*[[Web Resources| External Web Resources]]: A page full of links to other sites with relevance to Qwiki.
 
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*[[Complexity Zoo]]: The primary web reference for definitions of complexity classes. 
 
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*[[Frequency Comb Laser]]: The reason for the [http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/2005/index.html 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics].
 
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*[[:Category:Wave Scattering in the Marginal Ice Zone|Wave Scattering in the Marginal Ice Zone]]: A description of the geophysical problem in water wave scattering. 
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===About Us===
 
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This website is organised by [[Michael Meylan]] and [[WikiWaves:Administrators|others]]. It was initially supported by a grant from the
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[http://www.nzima.auckland.ac.nz/ New Zealand Institute of Mathematics].  
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the [http://www.nzima.auckland.ac.nz/ New Zealand Institute of Mathematics].  
 
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Welcome to the water waves website. This site is just beginning and right now we want people to make
 
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Latest revision as of 03:27, 29 October 2012

Welcome to Wikiwaves,
the water waves wiki.
363 articles
FAQ

References · Standard notation · Test page

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

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.

About Us

NZIMA.jpg

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.

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