On the existence of convex classical solutions to a generalized Prandtl-Batchelor free boundary problem

Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-30

  Acker, Andrew ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Batchelor flow; Convex vorticity localization; Fluid dynamics; Free boundary problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032338155     PISSN: 00442275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000330050080     Document Type: Article

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