Practical error estimates for reynolds' lubrication approximation and its higher order corrections

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 588-630

  Wilkening, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

A priori error estimates; Asymptotic expansion; Incompressible flow; Lubrication theory; Stokes equations; Thin domain

Indexed keywords

APRIORI; ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSION; LUBRICATION THEORY; STOKES EQUATIONS; THIN DOMAINS;

ASPECT RATIO; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LUBRICATION; MACHINERY;

EXPANSION;

EID: 70450209686     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/070695447     Document Type: Article

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