Numerical studies on the self-similar collapse of the α-patches problem

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 2015, Pages 152-166

  Mancho, Ana M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MATEMÁTICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Singularity formation; patches problem

Indexed keywords

BLOW-UP; DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION; NEIGHBOURHOOD; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS; SELF-SIMILAR; SELF-SIMILAR SOLUTION; SINGULARITY FORMATION; SMALL PERTURBATIONS; Α-PATCH PROBLEM;

EID: 84926482127     PISSN: 10075704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2015.02.009     Document Type: Article

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