The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves Crashes Into View

(quantamagazine.org)

64 points | by pykello 16 hours ago

3 comments

  • Eddy_Viscosity2 11 hours ago
    It talks about how they figured out and then proved a pattern that identifies what kind of disturbances will destabilize a regular wave and which ones won't. The intro and background parts of the article feel a bit AI, but once they get into the meat of the current discovery, it gets better and more human. Neat story.
  • onewheeltom 5 hours ago
    The most mundane things can be incredibly interesting.
    • iancmceachern 3 hours ago
      "Like a ripple, on still water, when there is no pebble thrown"
  • stronglikedan 6 hours ago
    $100 feels like a bargain for that proof!