Exciting rogue waves
- 19 October 2009
- journal article
- viewpoint
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physics
Abstract
How freak or rogue waves form in the ocean is not well understood, but new investigations suggest a mechanism for these waves that may also allow formation of high-intensity pulses in optical fibers.Keywords
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