The zero surface tension limit of three-dimensional water waves

Indiana University Mathematics Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 479-521

  Ambrose, David M ^a   Masmoudi, Nader ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Surface tension; Vortex sheet; Water wave; Well posedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249144683     PISSN: 00222518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1512/iumj.2009.58.3450     Document Type: Article

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