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Stability of waves on fluid of infinite depth with constant vorticity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2022

M.G. Blyth Open the ORCID record for M.G. Blyth [Opens in a new window]  and
E.I. Părău Open the ORCID record for E.I. Părău [Opens in a new window]
M.G. Blyth*
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School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
E.I. Părău
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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†Email address for correspondence: m.blyth@uea.ac.uk
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Abstract

The stability of periodic travelling waves on fluid of infinite depth is examined in the presence of a constant background shear field. The effects of gravity and surface tension are ignored. The base waves are described by an exact solution that was discovered recently by Hur and Wheeler (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 896, 2020). Linear growth rates are calculated using both an asymptotic approach valid for small-amplitude waves and a numerical approach based on a collocation method. Both superharmonic and subharmonic perturbations are considered. Instability is shown to occur for any non-zero amplitude wave.

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Waves/Free-surface Flows: Waves/Free-surface Flows

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 936 , 10 April 2022 , A46
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