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Dynamics of vorticity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

P. G. Saffman
Affiliation:
Applied Mathematics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125

Abstract

Remarks are made about the status of research on the role of vorticity in fluid dynamics and some unsolved problems of current interest are described.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1981 Cambridge University Press

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