Beach Cusp Formation
THE STRUCTURING OF MOVING FLUIDS Beach Cusps and Fluid Salients (The Structuring of Moving Fluids) [2] Michael A. Gorycki, Ph.D. (Revised June 5, 2018) (Please ignore the earlier version of this essay posted July 2008) ABSTRACT Popular thought proposes that the formation of a beach cusp series results from the operation of one or both of two theories: standing edge wave, and self-organization. As will be discussed here, each presents a problem in its implementation. A third theory, fluid salient formation, offers a simple, problem-free explanation for cusp formation. It is supported by the observations of other workers, demonstrable laboratory mechanisms, and it also provides a sound mechanism for the structuring of moving fluids responsible for a number of disparate natural and laboratory phenomena. The mechanism appears in a variety of guises, depending on the conditions of it