Phy 426 Fall (K) 2011 --- Kelvin Helmholtz Instability

PHY 426

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Please read 12.1, 12.2 and 12.6

Q What happens to the minimum wavenumber that will go unstable as the velocity gradient goes to zero?

Q On physical grounds, what instability do you think grows the fastest, the ones with k near the minimum, or the ones with very large k.


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