Singularity formation for Prandtl's equations

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 238, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 1975-1991

  Gargano, F ^a   Sammartino, M ^a   Sciacca, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blow up time; Complex singularities; Prandtl's equations; Regularizing viscosity; Separation; Spectral methods

Indexed keywords

PHYSICS; SEPARATION;

BLOW-UP TIME; COMPLEX SINGULARITIES; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL EVIDENCE; PRANDTL'S EQUATIONS; SINGULARITY FORMATION; SPECTRAL METHODS; STREAMWISE DIRECTIONS;

VISCOSITY;

EID: 69249227521     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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