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Using a topological approach, the existence of similar solutions of a system of non-linear, third order, coupled ordinary differential equations which characterise the steady, three dimensional flow of an incompressible, viscous fluid due to a stretching flat surface is discussed.
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Srivastava, U.N., Usha, S. On the existence of similar solutions for a three dimensional flow problem. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo 37, 384–392 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02844638
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02844638