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 13b. Real (top) and imaginary (bottom) parts of the functions K+a"^/ 

 (+0+')^/^ for k = 2 (left) and 3 (right), K = Kq (zeroth-order 

 slender-ship approximation) and a simple ship bow form with 

 B = 12°, T = 45° and F = 0.5 13 



14. Real (top) and imaginary (bottom) parts of the functions K+a4/ 

 (+0+')^'^ for Kj^ (left) and Kq (right) and a simple ship 



bow form with g = 12°, Y = 45° and F = 0.5 14 



15. Amplitude of the transverse (-) and divergent (+) waves in the Kelvin 

 wake for a simple ship bow form, with 3 = 12°, Y = 45° and F = 0.5, 

 in the Michell thin-ship approximation (left) and the zeroth-order 

 slender-ship approximation (right) 14 



16. Steepness of the transverse (-) and divergent (+) waves in the Kelvin 

 wake for a simple ship bow form, with 3 = 12°, Y = 45° and F = 0.5, 

 in the Michell thin-ship approximation (left) and the zeroth-order 

 slender-ship approximation ( right ) 15 



17. Upper bound for the steepness of the divergent waves in the Kelvin 

 wake for a simple ship bow form, with B = 12°, Y = 45° in the Michell 

 thin-ship approximation (left) and the zeroth-order slender-ship 

 approximation (right) 15 



18. Steepness of the divergent waves in the Kelvin wake for a simple 

 ship bow form, with 3 = 12°, Y = (top) and 45° (bottom), and 



F = 0.3 (left) and 0.8 (right) in the zeroth-order 



slender-ship approximation 15 



