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Falkner-Skan Differential Equation

The third-order ordinary differential equation

y^(''')+alphayy^('')+beta(1-y^('2))=0.

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References

Cebeci, T. and Keller, H. B. "Shooting and Parallel Shooting Methods for Solving Falkner-Shan Boundary Layer Equation." J. Comput. Phys. 71, 289-300, 1971.Zwillinger, D. Handbook of Differential Equations, 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Academic Press, p. 128, 1997.

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Falkner-Skan Differential Equation

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Falkner-Skan Differential Equation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Falkner-SkanDifferentialEquation.html

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