A numerical method for the solution of the Falkner-Skan equation

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 259-264

  Asaithambi, N S ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038440126     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0096-3003(95)00325-8     Document Type: Article

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