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We point out that an erroneous derivation in the recent paper [Fetecau et al., Nonlinear Anal. RWA 12 (2011) 1] yields a correct solution by accident. Additionally, a number of misrepresentations and inaccuracies in the latter recent paper…
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The purpose of this paper is to deal with the issue of well-posedness for a class of non-Newtonian fluid dynamics equations. These sets of equations are commonly used to describe various complex models that appear in nature, industry, and…
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