Standard Notation

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A list of standard notation

  • [math]\displaystyle{ x }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ y }[/math] in the horizontal plane with [math]\displaystyle{ z }[/math] pointing vertically upward and the free surface at [math]\displaystyle{ z=0 }[/math]
  • Water depth [math]\displaystyle{ h }[/math] with the bottom at [math]\displaystyle{ z=-h }[/math]
  • Time [math]\displaystyle{ t }[/math]
  • Velocity potential [math]\displaystyle{ \phi }[/math]
  • Angular frequency [math]\displaystyle{ \omega }[/math]
  • Time dependence in frequency domain [math]\displaystyle{ e^{i\omega t} }[/math]