Scalar decay in chaotic mixing

Lecture Notes in Physics

Volumn 744, Issue , 2008, Pages 3-36

  Thiffeault, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 36849052009     PISSN: 00758450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75215-8_1     Document Type: Review

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