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The temporal eigenvalues at a three-dimensional stagnation point

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We present an investigation into the temporal stability of the flow at a three-dimensional stagnation point. Both analytical and numerical methods are used in the treatment of the eigenvalue problem, and our work demonstrates that the flow at a two-dimensional stagnation point isless stable to a three-dimensional disturbance than to a two-dimensional one.

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  1. School of Mathematics, University Walk, BS8 1TW, Bristol, UK

    W. H. H. Banks &  M. B. Zaturska

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Banks, W.H.H., Zaturska, M.B. The temporal eigenvalues at a three-dimensional stagnation point. Acta Mechanica 78, 39–48 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01173998

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