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The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability for a viscous Interface

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This paper discusses the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability for the interface between a visous and an inviscid fluid. The incipient boundary layer is modelled as a two dimensional viscous interface.

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Lindsay, K.A. The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability for a viscous Interface. Acta Mechanica 52, 51–61 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01175964

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