Question: Show that the function describes a (plane) gravity wave propagating in the x direction in a uniform ocean of depth h. In particular, show that
Show that the function

describes a (plane) gravity wave propagating in the x̂ direction in a uniform ocean of depth h. In particular, show that ψ(x, t) satisfies eq. (31.7)

and the boundary condition that sz = 0 at z = −h. (See Appendix B.4.2 for properties of the hyperbolic functions cosh x and sinh x, and in particular, for their expansions near x = 0.) Show that for the limiting cases kh ≪ 1 and kh ≫ 1 this correctly reproduces eq. (31.22)

and eq. (31.9)

For waves of fixed period, graph H/H0, λ/λ0 as functions of depth, where H0, λ0 are the wave height and wavelength in the limit of infinite depth.
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