On Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in a rotating fluid
- 12 July 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 33 (02), 353-359
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112068001357
Abstract
Chandrasekhar's (1961) solution to the eigenvalue equation arising from the Kelvin-Helmholtz stability problem for a rotating fluid is shown to be incorrect. The unstable modes are correctly enumerated with the aid of Cauchy's principle of the argument. Various previously published solutions using Chandrasekhar's analysis are corrected and extended.Keywords
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