wavebreaking

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noun

The process in which the amplitude of a wave increases to such an extent that turbulence occurs

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nounwavebreaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe process in which the amplitude of a wave increases to such an extent that turbulence occurs

    Parameter scans show the marked difference in behaviour compared to below wavebreaking, where longer, more energetic pulses lead to improved efficiencies.

    2015, John P. Farmer, Alexander Pukhov, “Raman amplification in the broken-wave regime”, in arXiv
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