The Physics of Fluids · 1960 · 403 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsFluid DynamicsFluid MechanicsFlow StabilityHydrodynamic StabilityInviscid FlowNumerical StabilityStability TheoryViscous FlowCouette FlowHydrodynamic Stability In Inviscid FlowInitial Value FormulationInitial Value Problem FormulationInitial Value Problem SolversInviscid Stability
The initial-value problem corresponding to a perturbed inviscid plane Couette flow is solved. Difficulties encountered in applying classical hydrodynamic-stability methods are avoided by considering the initial value problem.
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