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View SchemaGeneral stability criterion of inviscid parallel flow
| Authors | Liang Sun |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0601043 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0601043 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0807/28/5/012 |
| Journal | Eur.J.Phys.28:889-895,2007 |
Abstract
A more restrictively general stability criterion of two-dimensional inviscid parallel flow is obtained analytically. First, a sufficient criterion for stability is found as either $-\mu_1<\frac{U''}{U-U_s}<0$ or $0<\frac{U''}{U-U_s}$ in the flow, where $U_s$ is the velocity at inflection point, $\mu_1$ is the eigenvalue of Poincar\'{e}'s problem. Second, this criterion is generalized to barotropic geophysical flows in $\beta$ plane. Based on the criteria, the flows are are divided into different categories of stable flows, which may simplify the further investigations. And the connections between present criteria and Arnol'd's nonlinear criteria are discussed. These results extend the former criteria obtained by Rayleigh, Tollmien and Fj{\o}rtoft and would intrigue future research on the mechanism of hydrodynamic instability.
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"abstract": "A more restrictively general stability criterion of two-dimensional inviscid\nparallel flow is obtained analytically. First, a sufficient criterion for\nstability is found as either $-\\mu_1\u003c\\frac{U\u0027\u0027}{U-U_s}\u003c0$ or\n$0\u003c\\frac{U\u0027\u0027}{U-U_s}$ in the flow, where $U_s$ is the velocity at inflection\npoint, $\\mu_1$ is the eigenvalue of Poincar\\\u0027{e}\u0027s problem. Second, this\ncriterion is generalized to barotropic geophysical flows in $\\beta$ plane.\nBased on the criteria, the flows are are divided into different categories of\nstable flows, which may simplify the further investigations. And the\nconnections between present criteria and Arnol\u0027d\u0027s nonlinear criteria are\ndiscussed. These results extend the former criteria obtained by Rayleigh,\nTollmien and Fj{\\o}rtoft and would intrigue future research on the mechanism of\nhydrodynamic instability.",
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"doi": "10.1088/0143-0807/28/5/012",
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