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Water is sufficiently deep that the bottom surface may be assumed infinite. This is | Water is sufficiently deep that the bottom surface may be assumed infinite. This is | ||
a common assumption because so much of the ocean is deep compared to the typical | a common assumption because so much of the ocean is deep compared to the typical | ||
Revision as of 09:27, 20 October 2009
Water is sufficiently deep that the bottom surface may be assumed infinite. This is a common assumption because so much of the ocean is deep compared to the typical wavelengths of ocean swells. However, the assumption of infinite depth often does not make a significant simplification to the equations of motion and in some cases it is easier to assume Finite Depth.
