Classification of robust isolated vortices in two-dimensional hydrodynamics

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 356, Issue , 1998, Pages 259-296

  Chavanis, P H ^a   Sommeria, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BUBBLE FORMATION; ENTROPY; FUNCTIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; ROTATIONAL FLOW; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

ENSTROPY MINIMIZATION; MAXIMUM ENTROPY BUBBLES; ROBUST ISOLATED VORTICES;

VORTEX FLOW;

FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX;

FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; VORTICES;

EID: 0032501946     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097007933     Document Type: Article

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