On the equations describing a relaxation toward a statistical equilibrium state in the two-dimensional perfect fluid dynamics

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1238-1255

  Mikelić, Andro ^a   Robert, Raoul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Relaxation equations; Small scale turbulence; Statistical equilibrium; Two dimensional incompressible perfect fluid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032341805     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036141096306509     Document Type: Article

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