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For the subcritical travelling-pressure response of finite-depth surface gravity waves, put $c_{\ast }^2=g\tanh (kh)/k$. When $0\le c<c_{\ast }$, the amplitude isThe inequality follows immediately because the denominator belongs to $(0,1]$. Equality holds precisely at $c=0$, where hydrostatic equilibrium gives $\rho g\eta =-p_1\cos (kx)$. If only strictly positive $c$ is allowed, $p_1/(\rho g)$ is the infimum, approached as $c\downarrow 0$, and is not an attained minimum. This bound applies to the travelling forced component, rather than an arbitrary superposition with free surface gravity waves.

Seek the travelling forced component of the surface elevation in the form $\eta =A\cos \chi$, where $\chi =x-ct$ and $A$ is a signed coefficient. The forcing has wavenumber one. Separation of variables in the Laplace equation, followed by the bed no-penetration boundary condition, givesSince ${\eta }_t=Ac\sin \chi$, the surface kinematic boundary condition requires $B\sinh h=Ac$, soAt $y=0$, ${\varphi }_t=-A{c}^2\coth h\cos \chi$. The dynamic member of the linearized free-surface boundary conditions therefore becomesConsequently the signed response and the nonnegative amplitude areThe travelling-pressure response of finite-depth surface gravity waves is opposite in phase to the imposed pressure below the resonant speed and in phase above it. These expressions describe the travelling forced component; freely propagating surface gravity waves can be superposed to meet additional initial conditions.