Homogenization for inertial particles in a random flow

Communications in Mathematical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 507-531

  Pavliotis, G A ^a   Stuart, A M ^b   Zygalakis, K C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gaussian velocity fields; Homogenization theory; Hypoelliptic diffusions; Martingale central limit theorem; Multiscale analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348952478     PISSN: 15396746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/CMS.2007.v5.n3.a1     Document Type: Article

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