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Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Physical Review E

Volume

56

Issue

3

Publisher

American Physical Society

Publication Date

9-1997

First Page

3016

Last Page

3020

Abstract

The nonlinear stability of three-dimensional reaction-diffusion fronts in vertical cylinders is considered using the viscous hydrodynamic fluid equations in the limit of infinite thermal diffusivity. A nonlinear front evolution equation is presented and used to examine the transition from nonaxisymmetric to axisymmetric convection observed in experiments performed in cylinders. Comparisons with experiments show excellent agreement in both the shape and speed of the front.

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http://pre.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v56/i3/p3016_1

Published by American Physical Society in Physical Review E. Publisher PDF is available for download through the link above.

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