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On the structure of instability bursts in three-dimensional parallel flow

Part of: Hydrodynamic stability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

L. M. Hocking
L. M. Hocking
Affiliation:
University College, London
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Extract

The equations governing the evolution of the modulated amplitude of a pointcentred disturbance to a slightly supercritical flow are shown to have solutions which become infinite at a finite time and at a single point. The amplitude develops a sharp peak and the structure of this peak is found, for real and complex coefficients in the governing equations. Such a solution can only occur if the coefficients satisfy certain conditions

MSC classification

Secondary: 76E05: Parallel shear flows
Type
Research Article
Information
Mathematika , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , June 1974 , pp. 134 - 146
Copyright
Copyright © University College London 1974

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