Explicit modulation equations, Reynolds averaging and the closure problem for the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers equation

IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications)

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-179

  Smith, Warren R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reynolds averaging; Strongly nonlinear analysis

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS EQUATION; WAVE EQUATIONS;

EXPLICIT MODULATION EQUATIONS; KORTEWEG-DEVRIES (KDV)-BURGERS EQUATION; REYNOLDS AVERAGING;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 34047190902     PISSN: 02724960     EISSN: 14643634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imamat/hxm002     Document Type: Article

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