Lin & Segel's standing gradient problem revisited: A lesson in mathematical modeling and asymptotics

SIAM Review

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 775-796

  O'Brien, S B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Active transport; Asymptotics; Boundary layers; Formulation; Mathematical modeling; Osmosis; Scaling; Standing gradient

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ASYMPTOTICS; FORMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SCALING; STANDING GRADIENT;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OSMOSIS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84856693985     PISSN: 00361445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/100794274     Document Type: Review

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