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  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Nonlinear Physics
  • Wave Phenomena

Background:

  • Deep water surface gravity waves exhibit complex behaviors under nonlinear conditions.
  • Weakly nonlinear regimes are crucial for understanding wave interactions and stability.
  • Phase domain walls, previously theorized, require experimental and numerical validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically derive, experimentally observe, and numerically validate nonlinear phase domain walls.
  • To investigate the properties and existence of these domain walls in weakly nonlinear deep water waves.
  • To demonstrate the general applicability of nonlinear domain walls in dispersive wave systems.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical derivation using symmetry transformations within the nonlinear Schrödinger equation.
  • Experimental observation of domain walls in a controlled wave tank setting.
  • Numerical simulations to validate theoretical predictions and visualize wave dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Exact analytical solutions for stationary nonlinear phase domain walls were derived.
  • Experimental and numerical studies confirmed the existence and visualization of these domain walls.
  • Domain walls were found to connect homogeneous zones of Stokes waves with identical amplitude and wave vector but differing phases.

Conclusions:

  • Nonlinear phase domain walls exist in the weakly nonlinear regime of deep water gravity waves.
  • These findings extend to general systems exhibiting dispersive waves.
  • The study validates the theoretical framework and experimental observation of these unique wave structures.