Nonlinear Taylor vortices and their stability

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1981, Pages 249-261

  Jones, C A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS - STABILITY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0019361526     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112081002620     Document Type: Article

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