An optimality condition on the minimum energy threshold in subcritical instabilities

Comptes Rendus - Mecanique

Volumn 333, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-336

  Cossu, Carlo ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamical systems; Fluid mechanics; Instability; Optimal perturbations

Indexed keywords

ENERGY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUID FLOW; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHASE TRANSITION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID;

EID: 15944400935     PISSN: 16310721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crme.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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