Instability and breakdown of internal gravity waves. I. Linear stability analysis

DOI10.1063/1.869117zbMath1027.76567OpenAlexW2048374194MaRDI QIDQ4426571

Peter N. Lombard, James J. Riley

Publication date: 15 January 2004

Published in: Physics of Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.869117

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Interfacial stability and instability in hydrodynamic stability (76E17) Waves for incompressible viscous fluids (76D33)

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Uses Software

• EISPACK

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