Hexagonal patterns in a model for rotating convection

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-117

  Madruga, S ^a,b   Perez Garcia C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c TECNUN UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic instability; Pattern formation; Rotating convection

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

HYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITY; PATTERN FORMATION; ROTATING CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 8644239451     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127404009107     Document Type: Article

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