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We show that the Hamiltonian framework permits an elegant formulation of the nonlinear governing equations for the coupling between internal and surface waves in stratified water flows with piecewise constant vorticity.
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Constantin, A., Ivanov, R.I. & Martin, CI. Hamiltonian Formulation for Wave-Current Interactions in Stratified Rotational Flows. Arch Rational Mech Anal 221, 1417–1447 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00205-016-0990-2
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