Cnoidal wave is the wave height, "λ" is the wavelength, "c" is the phase speed and "η" is the trough elevation. Further cn is one of the Jacobi elliptic functions and "K"("m") is the complete elliptic integral of the first kind; both are dependent on the elliptic parameter "m". The latter, "m", determines the shape of the cnoidal wave. For "m" equal to zero the cnoidal wave becomes a cosine function, while for values close to one the cnoidal wave gets peaked crests and (very) flat troughs. For values of "m" less than 0.95, the cnoidal function can be approximated with trigonometric
The Crests charted with their first release, "Sweetest One", on Joyce Records. After recording two more singles for Joyce Records, Patricia Vandross left The Crests in 1958 to finish her education. Their next single after "16 Candles" on COED Records was "Six Nights A Week" which hit #28 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Charts and #17 on the R&B. Their next release "Flower Of Love" was bland compared to other Crests cuts and attained only a six-week run-up to #79. From 1958 to 1960 the group was almost always on the road. In the late 1950s, The Crests performed on several national