The nonlinear growth of a gravitationally unstable interface in a hele shaw cell

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 177, Issue , 1987, Pages 207-232

  Maxworthy, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

HELE-SHAW CELL; UNSTABLE INTERFACE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0023330485     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112087000922     Document Type: Article

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