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