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The Taylor-Couette eigenvalue problem with independently rotating cylinders

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The eigenvalue problem for disturbances of the laminar Couette flow with co- or counterrotating cylinders of infinite height is considered. We solve the eigenvalue equation numerically and also give some analytical approximations for the eigenvalues and eigenmodes. Flow field patterns and spectra are offered.

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  1. Fachbereich Physik, Philipps-Universität, Renthof 6, W-3550, Marburg, Germany

    Thomas Gebhardt & Siegfried Grossmann

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Gebhardt, T., Grossmann, S. The Taylor-Couette eigenvalue problem with independently rotating cylinders. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 90, 475–490 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01308827

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