Axisymmetrization of an isolated vortex region by splitting and partial merging of satellite depletion perturbations

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1842-1847

  Yao, H B ^a   Zabusky, N J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VORTEX STRETCHING; VORTICES;

EID: 0029673612     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.868966     Document Type: Article

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