Geometrical methods in hydrodynamics
Constantin, Adrian
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We describe some recent results on a specific nonlinear hydrodynamical problem where the geometric approach gives insight into a variety of aspects.

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Constantin, Adrian. Geometrical methods in hydrodynamics. Journées équations aux dérivées partielles,  (2001), pp. 1-14. doi : 10.5802/jedp.586. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/JEDP_2001____A2_0/

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