The stability of non-separable barotropic and baroclinic shear flows (Q1068634)

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    The stability of non-separable barotropic and baroclinic shear flows
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3932650

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      The stability of non-separable barotropic and baroclinic shear flows (English)
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      The linear stability with respect to three-dimensional perturbations of unbounded barotropic and baroclinic shear flows depending linearly on both transverse coordinates is studied. The Boussinesq approximation is used, but the usual hydrostatic approximation in the vertical is relaxed. Dissipation effects are ignored. A baroclinic flow can always be destabilized by sufficiently large horizontal anticyclonic shear. The results are relevant for the stability of differential rotation in radiative stars and accretion disks.
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      non-separable stratified shear flow
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      linear stability
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      three-dimensional perturbations
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      unbounded barotropic and baroclinic shear flows
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      Boussinesq approximation
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      hydrostatic approximation
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      large horizontal anticyclonic shear
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      differential rotation
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      radiative stars
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      accretion disks
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