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Small viscosity and boundary layer methods : theory, stability analysis, and applications /

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This book is an introduction to the stability analysis of noncharacteristic boundary layers, emphasizing selected topics and developing mathematical tools relevant to the study of multidimensional problems. Boundary layers are present in problems from physics, engineering, mechanics, and fluid mecha...

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Main Author: Métivier, Guy (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer Science+Business Media, [2004]
Series:Modeling and simulation in science, engineering & technology.
Subjects:
Boundary layer.
Viscous flow.
Mathematics.
Partial Differential Equations.
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.
Applications of Mathematics.
Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.
Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
Mathematical Methods in Physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of notation
  • Part I. Semiliear layers. Introduction and example ; Hyperbolic mixed problems ; Hyperbolic-parabolic problems ; Semilinear boundary layers
  • Part II. Quasilinear layers. Quasilinear boundary layers: the inner layer O.D.E. plane wave stability ; Stability estimates ; Kreiss symmetrizers for hyperbolic-parabolic systems ; Linear and nonlinear stability of quasilinear boundary layers
  • Bibliography
  • Index.