Stable methods for vortex sheet motion in the presence of surface tension

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1737-1766

  Baker, Gregory ^a   Nachbin, André ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Stable numerical methods; Surface tension; Vortex sheets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344453092     PISSN: 10648275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S1064827595296562     Document Type: Article

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