# Authors and Contributors

## Primary Author

**Pavlishenku**  
Email: pavlishenku@gmail.com  
GitHub: @pavlishenku

## Acknowledgments

This package implements coastal wave propagation and sediment transport models
based on foundational work by numerous researchers in coastal engineering and
physical oceanography.

### Key Scientific Contributors (via their published models):

- **Jan A. Battjes and J.P.F.M. Janssen** - Wave breaking energy dissipation model (1978)
- **Yoshimi Goda** - Breaking wave height formulation (1970, 1985)
- **James A. Bailard** - Energetics-based sediment transport (1981)
- **Michael S. Longuet-Higgins and R.W. Stewart** - Radiation stress theory (1964)
- **Edward B. Thornton and R.T. Guza** - Probabilistic breaking model (1983)
- **Robert G. Dean and Robert A. Dalrymple** - Water wave mechanics theory

### Numerical Methods:

- **J.R. Dormand and P.J. Prince** - DOP853 adaptive Runge-Kutta method (1980)
- **E. Fehlberg** - Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg methods
- **William H. Press, et al.** - Numerical algorithms (Numerical Recipes)

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you would like to contribute to this project:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

## Contact

For questions, bug reports, or collaboration inquiries:
- **Email**: pavlishenku@gmail.com
- **GitHub Issues**: https://github.com/pavlishenku/coastal_wave_transport/issues

## Citation

If you use this software in your research, please cite:

```bibtex
@software{coastal_wave_transport2025,
  title = {Coastal Wave Transport Model: Advanced Python Package for Nearshore Dynamics},
  author = {Pavlishenku},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://github.com/pavlishenku/coastal_wave_transport},
  email = {pavlishenku@gmail.com}
}
```

And please cite the original papers for the physical models you use (see README.md for full references).

