Evolution of vortex knots

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 391, Issue , 1999, Pages 29-44

  Ricca, Renzo L ^a   Samuels, David C ^b   Barenghi, Carlo F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

VORTEX KNOTS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0032663847     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112099005224     Document Type: Article

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