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Yih, 1965, dynamics of inhomogeneous fluids, macmillan. Batchelor an introduction to fluid dynamics cup 1967. Introduction linear stability theory a toy example kelvinhelmholtz instability capillary instability parallel shear. This book begins with a basic introduction to three major areas of hydrodynamic stability. July 5, 2006 below is a list of the additional reading for each lecturer. The physics may be very different but the mathematics is similar.
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