Self-similar gravity currents in porous media: Linear stability of the Barenblatt-Pattle solution revisited

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 360-378

  Mathunjwa, Jochonia S ^a   Hogg, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermediate asymptotics; Linear stability analysis; Porous medium equation; Self similar solution; Shallow water approximation

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

INTERMEDIATE ASYMPTOTICS; LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; POROUS MEDIUM EQUATION; SELF-SIMILAR SOLUTION; SHALLOW-WATER APPROXIMATION;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 33645869551     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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