Approximate self-similarity in models of geological folding

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 990-1016

  Budd, Chris J ^a   Peletier, Mark A ^b,c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c CWI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

FOURTH ORDER PARABOLIC EQUATION; GEOLOGICAL FOLDING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0033704008     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139998337140     Document Type: Article

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