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A unified approach to problems of scattering of surface water waves by vertical barriers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

A. Chakrabarti
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore560 012, India
Sudeshna Banerjea
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University Calcutta700032, India
B. N. Mandal
Affiliation:
Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta 700035, India
T. Sahoo
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore560 012, India
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Abstract

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A unified analysis involving the solution of multiple integral equations via a simple singular integral equation with a Cauchy type kernel is presented to handle problems of surface water wave scattering by vertical barriers. Some well known results are produced in a simple and systematic manner.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1997

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