Nonlinear evolution of singular disturbances to the Bickley jet

Studies in Applied Mathematics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-181

  Mallier, R ^a   Davis, A M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL LAYER; INFLEXION POINT; NONLINEAR EFFECT; NONLINEAR EVOLUTIONS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 0041020509     PISSN: 00222526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9590.00124     Document Type: Article

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