@article{Tuck01, author = {E.~O. Tuck and L. Lazauskas}, title = {Free-surface pressure distributions with minimum wave resistance}, journal = {ANZIAM~J.}, volume = 43, pages = {E75--E101}, year = 2001, number = {E}, month = sep, note = {[Online] \protect\url{http://anziamj.austms.org.au/V43/E026} [9 Oct 2001]}, abstract = {The wave resistance of distributions of excess pressure over a rectangular region on the surface of a steady stream is minimised by choice of spatial variation in pressure. Both unconstrained and constrained (non-negative) pressures are studied. Results with impressive resistance reductions are provided, both via discretisation to a large number of step pressures, and via optimisation within a low-order continuous family.}, }