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Deterministic nonperiodic flow

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In this paper, it was shown that nonperiodic solutions are ordinarily unstable with respect to small modifications, so that slightly differing initial states can evolve into considerably different states, and systems with bounded solutions are shown to possess bounded numerical solutions.
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Finite systems of deterministic ordinary nonlinear differential equations may be designed to represent forced dissipative hydrodynamic flow. Solutions of these equations can be identified with trajectories in phase space For those systems with bounded solutions, it is found that nonperiodic solutions are ordinarily unstable with respect to small modifications, so that slightly differing initial states can evolve into consider­ably different states. Systems with bounded solutions are shown to possess bounded numerical solutions.

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Qualitative theory of differential equations

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Finite Amplitude Free Convection as an Initial Value Problem—I

TL;DR: In this article, the Oberbeck-Boussinesq equations are reduced to a two-dimensional form governing "roll" convection between two free surfaces maintained at a constant temperature difference.
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An Experimental Study of Thermal Convection in a Rotating Liquid

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