Existence and uniqueness results for a nonlinear differential equation arising in MHD Falkner-Skan flow

    Authors

    R. A. Van Gorder;K. Vajravelu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Commun. Nonlinear Sci. Numer. Simul.

    Keywords

    Boundary layer flow; Similarity solution; Magnetohydrodynamic flow; Existence theorem; Uniqueness theorem; BOUNDARY-LAYER THEORY; POROUS-MEDIUM; PLATE; Mathematics, Applied; Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications; Mechanics; Physics, Fluids & Plasmas; Physics, Mathematical

    Abstract

    We establish the existence and uniqueness results over the semi-infinite interval [0, infinity) for a class of nonlinear third order ordinary differential equations arising in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Falkner-Skan flows. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

    Volume

    15

    Issue/Number

    9

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2272

    Last Page

    2277

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000276821300007

    ISSN

    1007-5704

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