A note on the absolute instability of wakes

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 573-579

  Taylor, M J ^a   Peake, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute instability; Wakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001748866     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0997-7546(99)00108-9     Document Type: Article

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