Nonlinear optimal perturbations in a Couette flow: bursting and transition

DOI10.1017/jfm.2012.544zbMath1284.76135OpenAlexW2161328511MaRDI QIDQ5406501

Stefania Cherubini, P. De Palma

Publication date: 1 April 2014

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.544

zbMATH Keywords

nonlinear dynamical systemstransition to turbulencenonlinear instability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear effects in hydrodynamic stability (76E30) Parallel shear flows in hydrodynamic stability (76E05)

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