Symmetry groups and similarity solutions for a free convective boundary-layer problem

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1659-1670

  Kalpakides, Vassilios K ^a   Balassas, Konstantinos G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Infinitesimal generator; Laminar boundary layer flow; Similarity solutions; Symmetry groups

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DATA REDUCTION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; LAMINAR FLOW; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

INFINITESIMAL GENERATOR; LAMINAR BOUNDARY-LAYER FLOW; SIMILARITY SOLUTIONS; SYMMETRY GROUPS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 3242739342     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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