Journal of Applied Mathematics
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 524307, 17 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/524307
Research Article
An Application of Homotopy Analysis to the Viscous Flow Past a Circular Cylinder
Department of Mathematics, University of Benin, Benin-City, P.M.B 1154, Nigeria
Received 19 July 2008; Accepted 6 April 2009
Academic Editor: Bernard Geurts
Copyright © 2009 E. O. Ifidon. This is an open access article distributed under the
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