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Q&A If an Earth sized planet had 1.5-5x more or less gravity than that of the Earth, how would it affect the shape of waves in water bodies?

The best way to study water waves of many sizes is to use Airy wave theory (see also here), a mathematical model using several simplifications that nonetheless produces reasonable results. The line...

posted 7y ago by HDE 226868‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by HDE 226868‭

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