We present a theoretical study of the localization phenomenon of gravity waves by a rough bottom in a one-dimensional channel. After recalling localization theory and applying it to the shallow-water case, we give the first study of the localization problem in the framework of the full potential theory; in particular we develop a renormalized-transfer-matrix approach to this problem. Our results also yield numerical estimates of the localization length, which we compare with the viscous dissipation length. This allows the prediction of which cases localization should be observable in and in which cases it could be hidden by dissipative mechanisms.
We propose a solid-on-solid-model description of the dynamics of wetting, using Langevin equations. The Gaussian version, appropriate to partial wetting, is solved exactly. The general version is solved using local equilibrium and scaling arguments. We obtain the dynamical contact angle, the shape of the profile near the substrate, and, for dry spreading, the occurrence, speed, and possible layering of a precursor film.
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