Asymptotics of Green function for the linear waves equations in a domain with a non-uniform bottom

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the asymptotic behavior of the Green function for linear water-wave equations in a 3D basin with a slowly varying bottom profile, providing explicit solutions for the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator in this setting.

Contribution

It derives the asymptotics of the Green function for the linear water-wave problem with a non-uniform bottom, extending explicit formulas for the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator to variable depth scenarios.

Findings

Explicit Green function asymptotics for variable bottom profiles

Solution of matrix-valued Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator in linear regime

Analysis of wave response to bottom disturbances in a 3D basin

Abstract

We consider the linear problem for water-waves created by sources on the bottom and the free surface in a 3-D basin having slowly varying profile $z=-D(x)$. The fluid verifies Euler-Poisson equations. These (non-linear) equations have been given a Hamiltonian form by Zakharov, involving canonical variables $(\xi(x,t),\eta(x,t))$ describing the dynamics of the free surface; variables $(\xi,\eta)$ are related by the free surface Dirichlet-to-Neumann (DtN) operator. For a single variable $x\in{\bf R}$ and constant depth, DtN operator was explicitely computed in terms of a convergent series. Here we neglect quadratic terms in Zakharov equations, and consider the linear response to a disturbance of $D(x)$ harmonic in time when the wave-lenght is small compared to the depth of the basin. We solve the Green function problem for a matrix-valued DtN operator, at the bottom and the free-surface.