Springer, 2001. 572 p. ISBN:0-387-98985-4
Preface
Introduction and General Results
Temporal Stability of Parallel Shear Flows
Linear Inviscid Analysis
Eigensolutions to the Viscous Problem
The Viscous Initial Value Problem
Nonlinear Stability
Stability of Complex Flows and Transition
Temporal Stability of Complex Flows
Growth of Disturbances in Space
Secondary Instability
Transition to Turbulence
Appendix
A Numerical Issues and Computer Programs
B Resonances and Degeneracies
C Adjoint of the Linearized Boundary Layer Equation
D Selected Problems on Part I
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction and General Results
Temporal Stability of Parallel Shear Flows
Linear Inviscid Analysis
Eigensolutions to the Viscous Problem
The Viscous Initial Value Problem
Nonlinear Stability
Stability of Complex Flows and Transition
Temporal Stability of Complex Flows
Growth of Disturbances in Space
Secondary Instability
Transition to Turbulence
Appendix
A Numerical Issues and Computer Programs
B Resonances and Degeneracies
C Adjoint of the Linearized Boundary Layer Equation
D Selected Problems on Part I
Bibliography
Index