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Kelvin-Helmholtz instability: a standalone construct

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Fluid dynamics

the rolling up of an interface between fluid layers moving at different speeds into waves and vortices.

In fluid dynamics, Kelvin-Helmholtz instability refers to the rolling up of an interface between fluid layers moving at different speeds into waves and vortices. This meaning comes from Helmholtz (1868) in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science.[1]

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References

Helmholtz, H. von (1868). On discontinuous movements of fluids. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 36(244), 337-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786446808640073

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