The bathtub vortex in a rotating container
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By A. ANDERSEN, T. BOHR , B. STENUM, J. JUUL RASMUSSEN AND B. LAUTRUP Cornell University, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA The Technical University of Denmark, Department of Physics, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark Risø National Laboratory, Optics and Plasma Research Department, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark The Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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