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1999

Aivazis, Keri Ann (1999) A Spherical Vortex Model for Homogeneous Turbulence. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3acm-yj36. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08152006-081730

Gallagher, Donal A. (1999) Saffman-Taylor fingers in deformed Hele-Shaw cells. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/32e1-fp41. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02062008-103933

Gleeson, James P. (1999) Random advection of a passive scalar. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1k1x-z678. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02062008-095449

1998

Crowdy, Darren G. (1998) Exact solutions for two-dimensional Stokes flow. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3jys-vr33. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01182008-133427

Hill, David J. (1998) Part I. Vortex dynamics in wake models. Part II. Wave generation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/81N1-6X49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04052007-141032

1997

Baumstein, Anatoly I. (1997) Nonlinear water waves with shear. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1QTM-MP39. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01042008-093737

1995

Lough, Michael F. (1995) The motion of thin-cored vortex filaments : the equations of motion and their solution for some special cases. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gbak-q488. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10172007-093152

1994

Buntine, James D. (1994) Part I: Inviscid, swirling flows and vortex breakdown. Part II: A numerical investigation of the Lundgren turbulence model. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5rah-r125. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10182005-082716

1993

Ryan, Barry James (1993) Lie-Poisson integrators in Hamiltonian fluid mechanics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/n4ds-zz40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10242005-152235

1991

Hobson, Dana Daniel (1991) Point Vortex Models for Modon Dynamics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/69f0-gs44. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06222007-142041

Pham, Thu (1991) Numerical studies of incompressible Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in a stratified fluid. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ryrb-cg53. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07122007-143228

1990

McLachlan, Robert Iain (1990) Separated viscous flows via multigrid. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8ZMX-HW74. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03122007-112956

1989

Rom-Kedar, Vered (1989) Part I. An Analytical Study of Transport, Mixing and Chaos in an Unsteady Vortical Flow. Part II. Transport in Two Dimensional Maps. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/EH82-GA67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03152006-114909

Rotenberry, James Michael (1989) Effect of Compliant Boundaries on Weakly Nonlinear Shear Waves in Channel Flow. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gva0-r175. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02152007-075746

1988

Pugh, Jeffrey David (1988) Finite Amplitude Waves in Plane Poiseuille Flow. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XHFQ-MJ23. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11072007-104253

1987

Kamm, James Russell (1987) Shape and Stability of Two-Dimensional Uniform Vorticity Regions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/NW61-5178. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06302004-093810

Landman, Michael J. (1987) New Solutions of an Amplitude Equation Describing Transition in a Laminar Shear Flow. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/CYPP-D856. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03032008-130724

Zufiria, Juan Antonio (1987) Part I: Symmetry Breaking of Water Waves. Part II: On the Superharmonic Instability of Surface Water Waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4JDZ-9Y53. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03052008-090255

1984

Reinelt, Douglas Alan (1984) The Penetration of a Finger into a Viscous Fluid. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3T53-9Q51. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12212006-104724

Robinson, Allen Conrad (1984) Existence and Stability of Vortices and Vortex Arrays. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0db7-mr48. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12212006-111951

Simmen, Jeffrey Alan (1984) Steady Deep-Water Waves on a Linear Shear Current. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/H88C-1G49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01192007-153942

Tanveer, Saleh Ahmed (1984) Topics in 2-D Separated Vortex Flows. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/BR0B-QH56. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02012007-133412

1982

Romero, Louis Anthony (1982) I. Similarity Solutions of the Equations of Three Phase Flow through Porous Media. II. The Fingering Problem in a Hele-Shaw Cell. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MR6S-7C08. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09082006-131345

1981

Martin, David U. (1981) Studies of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation and its application to water waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/by3r-zk43. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10052006-082151

Schatzman, James Carl (1981) A Model for the von Kármán Vortex Street. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/34YN-H995. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05122005-112041

1980

McLean, John Weidman (1980) I. The Fingering Problem in Flow Through Porous Media. II. The Kinetic Equation for Hamiltonian Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4BVG-0633. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10102006-133721

1979

Chen Charpentier, Benito Miguel (1979) Steady Capillary-Gravity Waves on Deep Water. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QB16-XT41. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03212013-104443692

1978

Sheffield, John Steven (1978) Topics in Vortex Motion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xy6n-wm17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03222013-150027332

1977

Baker, Gregory Richard (1977) Studies in Vortex Motion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4yv1-7109. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03252013-131037625

1976

Bofah, Kwasi Kete (1976) A Study of the Trailing Vortices Behind a Ring Wing. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/050Z-4228. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11092006-132109

1974

Knight, Doyle Dana (1974) An Analytical Investigation of Turbulent Flow Over a Wavy Boundary. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/T9PD-TM13. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09242010-151736905

Mazaika, Paul Kim (1974) On the Settling Speed of Dilute Arrays of Spheres. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/11GG-EN55. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03292013-090528899

1973

Yuen, Henry Che-Chuen (1973) Waves on Vortex Filaments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/37BW-KF96. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05252004-113017

1970

Goodman, Seymour Evan (1970) The Hydro-Kinetic Theory of Liquid Helium II. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X8EM-S579. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04032013-114325644

Govindaraju, Shakkottai P. (1970) Part I. An Analysis of Reiner's Centripetal Pump. Part II. A Study of Some Turbulent Flows Using a Model for Inhomogeneous Turbulence. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/C143-TT24. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03312009-150404

Snel, Hermanus (1970) The Motion of a Sphere in a Cylinder Filled with a Viscous Liquid and with a Diameter Slightly Larger than the Sphere Diameter. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DAYS-G298. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11142005-111117

Wilcox, David Clinton (1970) The Motion of a Disc at Angle of Attack in a Rapidly Rotating Fluid. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/EJBR-X182. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04032009-113521

1969

Foster, Michael Ralph (1969) I. The Rotation of a Gravitating Sphere in a Monatomic Gas. II. The Drag of a Body Moving Transversely in a Confined Stratified Fluid. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/89KW-B656. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01132006-084851

Parthasarathy, Shakkottai P. (1969) I. The Transient Boundary Layer Produced by a Sink on a Plane Wall. II. Flow of Dusty Gases. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GAFK-2R04. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04012009-085458

1968

Crespo Martínez, Antonio (1968) I. Theoretical Investigation of the Reflection of Ionizing Shocks. II. Theoretical Study of Sound and Shock Waves in a Two-Phase Flow. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3XYJ-AC18. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05102005-094142

Yeh, Tyan (1968) I. Nonexistence of Looping Trajectories in Hydromagnetic Waves of Finite Amplitude. II. Breaking of Waves in a Cold Collision-Free Plasma in a Magnetic Field. III. On Stability of Periodic Waves in a Cold Collision-Free Plasma in a Magnetic Field. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5T79-R738. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04022013-142811896

1967

Navarro-Cantero, Carlos (1967) The Thermal Rayleigh Problem in Perfect and Ionized Gases. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X3H0-7367. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11152005-135817

1966

Crow, Steven Collins (1966) 1. The Spanwise Perturbation of Two-Dimensional Boundary Layers. 2. The Turbulent Rayleigh Problem. 3. The Propagation of Free Turbulence in a Mean Shear Flow. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/75J2-GM72. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11172005-144841