Bifurcation to worms in electroconvection

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 3910-3919

  Bisang, Urs ^a   Ahlers, Guenter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 31644446292     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.60.3910     Document Type: Article

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