Topological chaos in spatially periodic mixers

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 92-100

  Finn, Matthew D ^a   Thiffeault, Jean Luc ^a   Gouillart, Emmanuelle ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chaotic advection; Topological chaos

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ENTROPY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; TOPOLOGY;

BRAIDING MOTIONS; CHAOTIC ADVECTION; STOKES FLOW; TOPOLOGICAL CHAOS;

CHAOS THEORY;

EID: 33747769246     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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