Low-dimensional models of subcritical transition to turbulence

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1043-1053

  Baggett, Jeffrey S ^a,c   Trefethen, Lioyd N ^b  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b Stanford University ^*  (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); HEURISTIC METHODS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

BOOTSTRAPPING PHENOMENON; COUETTE FLOW; LOW DIMENSIONAL MODELS; POISEUILLE;

SHEAR FLOW;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031126310     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869199     Document Type: Article

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