Aula Conversi (Dip. di Fisica - Edificio G. Marconi)
Aula Conversi
Dip. di Fisica - Edificio G. Marconi
Description
We will present the physics of hydrodynamic waves in stratified fluids and in particular in the ocean. Starting with simple experiments emphasizing the generation of localized nonlinear internal waves at the interface of layers with different densities, we will consider the formation of hydrodynamics solitons, also called tsunamis. More sophisticated experiments in a continuously stratified fluid allow to understand the behavior of these waves, often very unusual from the theoretical point of view. We will present in particular interesting nonlinear effects, such as parametric subharmonic instabilities or reflection on sloping boundaries, two of the dominant mechanisms leading to dissipation.