Solitary, Periodic and Chaotic Waves in Thin Films,

Abstract

A three-dimensional phase space analysis is carried out for a parabolic fourth order partial differential equation. This equation describes the time evolution of a class of nonlinear waves observed in viscous liquid films, diffusion flames and certain chemical oscillations. Solitary waves, almost periodic waves, as well as locally periodic but globally chaotic waves are found numerically. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADP004934

Entities

People

  • O. Suryadevara
  • S. P. Lin

Organizations

  • Clarkson University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Differential Equations
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Equations
  • Films
  • Formulas (Mathematics)
  • Mathematics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Solitons
  • Thin Films
  • Three Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space