On the exact speed and amplitude of solitary waves in fluid-filled elastic tubes

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 457, Issue 2009, 2001, Pages 1195-1213

  Epstein, Marcelo ^a   Johnston, Clifton R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calculus of variations; Elastic membranes; Solitary waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249107803     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2000.0715     Document Type: Article

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