The Initial Layer Problem and Infinite Prandtl Number Limit of Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
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عنوان ژورنال: Communications in Mathematical Sciences
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1539-6746,1945-0796
DOI: 10.4310/cms.2007.v5.n1.a2