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math.AP2008
Nonlinear dynamics of phase separation in ultra-thin films
Lennon O Naraigh, Jean-Luc Thiffeault
We present a long-wavelength approximation to the Navier-Stokes Cahn-Hilliard equations to describe phase separation in thin films. The equations we derive underscore the coupled b…
nlin.CD2008★ 27 cited
Topology of Chaotic Mixing Patterns
Jean-Luc Thiffeault, Matthew D. Finn, Emmanuelle Gouillart +1
A stirring device consisting of a periodic motion of rods induces a mapping of the fluid domain to itself, which can be regarded as a homeomorphism of a punctured surface. Having t…