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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.

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).

Welcome to Wikiwaves!

Wikiwaves is a water waves wiki. It is essentially an online book being written by Michael Meylan but you are welcome to make a contribution if you would like to. Check out Wiki List for a list of wikis in a similar spirit to this one. This wiki was started 12 April 2006.

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Getting Started First browse around to get a feel for what is here. Then follow the sign up instructions to make yourself a profile page. After that, learn how to create and compose pages and contribute to the site! If you're having any problems, see the FAQ page. We like feedback. If you have suggestions, comments, or additional questions, add them to our requests page or contact us.

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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About Us

This website is largely the work of Michael Meylan. 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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• FAQ (Frequently asked questions) for the water-waves wiki
• MediaWiki FAQ
• Using Latex in Wiki
• Converting Latex to Wiki

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.