A hierarchy of length scales for weak solutions of the three-dimensional navier-stokes equations

Communications in Mathematical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-136

  Gibbon, J D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inverse length scales; Moments of vorticity; Navier stokes; Weak solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855449442     PISSN: 15396746     EISSN: 19450796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/CMS.2012.v10.n1.a7     Document Type: Article

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