Linear stability of radially-heated circular Couette flow with simulated radial gravity

Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 431-456

  Tagg, Randy ^a   Weidman, Patrick D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Hydrodynamic stability; Radial gravity; Taylor Couette flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247573485     PISSN: 00442275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00033-006-0066-5     Document Type: Article

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