Linear stability of source-type similarity solutions of the thin film equation

Applied Mathematics Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 599-606

  Bernoff, A J ^a   Witelski, T P ^b  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lubrication equation; Nonlinear diffusion; Similarity solutions; Stability; Thin film equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244437605     PISSN: 08939659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-9659(02)80012-X     Document Type: Article

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