Bacterial bioconvection: Weakly nonlinear theory for pattern selection

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 370, Issue , 1998, Pages 249-270

  Metcalfe, A M ^a   Pedley, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FLOW PATTERNS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIOCONVECTION; NONLINEAR THEORY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0032164933     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098001979     Document Type: Article

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