Weakly Nonlinear Waves in a Linearly Tapered Elastic Tube Filled with a Fluid

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 151-162

  Demiray, H ^a  

^a ISIK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nonlinear waves; Tapered tubes; Variable KdV equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342331014     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(04)90004-0     Document Type: Article

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