Solitons in (2 + 0) dimensions and their applications in vortex dynamics

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-114

  Chow, K W ^a   Ko, N W M ^a   Tang, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nonlinear waves; Vortex dynamics

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FUNCTIONS; SHEAR FLOW; SOLITONS;

HIROTA METHOD; MALLIER-MASLOWE VORTEX; STUART VORTEX;

VORTEX FLOW;

FLOW PATTERNS; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0031215055     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(96)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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