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The practical use of the Rayleigh-Ritz method in compressible flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

P. E. Lush  and
J. W. Stephenson
P. E. Lush
Affiliation:
University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales.
J. W. Stephenson
Affiliation:
University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales.
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Abstract

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We show

(i) that the Rayleigh-Ritz method is a practical procedure for obtaining approximations to the velocity potential for compressible flows, and

(ii) how to calculate an estimate of the error in such approximations.

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Type
Research Article
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Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , February 1971 , pp. 85 - 95
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1971

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