Research Article

On Step Approximation for Roseau's Analytical Solution of Water Waves

Table 1

Reflection by a single step and comparison with the solution of Miles [12].

  𝐾 , ε1, 0.51, 0.10.1, 0.11, 50.1, 5

IEMM ( 𝑁 = 𝐿 = 1 0 )0.1223220.4162210.5100800.0648800.340511
IEMM ( 𝑁 = 𝐿 = 2 0 )0.1224840.4179150.5102430.0664880.340920
IEMM ( 𝑁 = 𝐿 = 5 0 )0.1225490.4186130.5103100.0671420.341086
IEMM ( 𝑁 = 𝐿 = 1 0 0 )0.1225640.4187690.5103250.0672910.341125
IEMM ( 𝑁 = 𝐿 = 2 0 0 )0.1225690.4188270.5103310.0673470.341139
IEMM ( 𝑁 = 𝐿 = 3 0 0 )0.1225700.4188430.5103320.0673620.341143
TM [12] ( 𝐿 = 0 , 𝑁 = 1 0 )0.1203240.4182040.5102610.0628410.340930
TM [12] ( 𝐿 = 0 , 𝑁 = 2 0 )0.1204370.4192650.5103670.0638650.341176
TM [12] ( 𝐿 = 0 , 𝑁 = 5 0 )0.1204690.4195940.5104000.0641600.341247
TM [12] ( 𝐿 = 0 , 𝑁 = 1 0 0 )0.1204740.4196420.5104050.0642020.341257
TM [12] ( 𝐿 = 0 , 𝑁 = 2 0 0 )0.1204750.4196540.5104060.0642130.341259
TM [12] ( 𝐿 = 0 , 𝑁 = 3 0 0 )0.1204750.4196570.5104060.0642150.341260
Plane-wave ( 𝑁 = 𝐿 = 0 )0.0859140.3454020.5038970.0131110.303414
DEMM ( 𝑁 = 1 0 0 )0.1225640.4187690.5103250.0672910.341125
DEMM ( 𝑁 = 2 0 0 )0.1225690.4188270.5103310.0673470.341139
DEMM ( 𝑁 = 3 0 0 )0.1225700.4188430.5103320.0673620.341143
Evans and Linton [19]0.12230.41920.5103