THE NUMBER OF UNSTABLE MODES IN HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY PROBLEMS,

Abstract

It is shown that for an important class of velocity profiles the number of unstable modes cannot exceed the number of inflexion points. The ranges of unstable wave numbers for the various modes are also delimited. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 12, 1964
Accession Number
AD0613758

Entities

People

  • Louis N. Howard

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Motion

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Systems Analysis and Design