Question

An equation describing these phenomena was derived by Davis and Acrivos and uses the Hilbert transform to model instantaneous pressure. The use of Jacobi elliptics to solve a form of these phenomena leads to them being called cnoidal (10[1])(“cuh-NOY-dull”). By setting a parameter (10[1])describing these phenomena equal to infinity in the ILW equation, one recovers the Benjamin–Ono equation. Solving the differential equation [read slowly] (10[1])“u (10[2])triple (10[2])prime (10[1])minus six u (10[2])u prime minus c u prime equals zero” gives one of (10[1])these phenomena that (10[1])is (10[1])proportional to hyperbolic secant squared and that maintains its (0[1])shape. These phenomena are called collapsing (-5[1])if their Iribarren number is sufficiently large. The first observed soliton was one of (-5[2])these phenomena. These phenomena reach a critical point and (-5[1])then break, leading (10[2])to eddies. For 10 points, name (-5[1])these phenomena that (10[2])include (10[6]0[3])tsunamis. ■END■

ANSWER: water waves [accept any body of water so long as they say waves; accept solitons until read; accept surface waves or (surface) gravity waves or wind waves or breaking waves or deep water waves or intermediate water waves or shallow water waves; accept breakers until “break” is read; prompt on waves by asking “in what medium?”] (The first line is the Benjamin-Ono equation. The third line is the depth parameter. The differential equation is KdV.)
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