On the limit as the density ratio tends to zero for two perfect incompressible fluids separated by a surface of discontinuity

Communications in Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 817-845

  Cheng, C H Arthur ^a   Coutand, Daniel ^b   Shkoller, Steve ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Euler equations; Surface tension; Two phase flow; Vortex sheets; Water waves; Zero density limit

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950959732     PISSN: 03605302     EISSN: 15324133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605300903503115     Document Type: Article

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