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Hydrodynamic stability without eigenvalues.

L N Trefethen, A E Trefethen, S C Reddy

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    Smooth fluid flows can become unstable and turbulent. Traditional methods poorly predict this, but pseudospectral analysis reveals linear mechanisms that amplify small perturbations, reconciling theory with experiments in fluid dynamics.

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    Area of Science:

    • Fluid dynamics
    • Mathematical physics

    Background:

    • Fluid flow transitions from smooth to turbulent at higher speeds.
    • Traditional analysis using linearized equations and eigenvalues often shows poor agreement with experimental observations of hydrodynamic instability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To reconcile traditional linear analysis with experimental findings in hydrodynamic instability.
    • To explain how linear mechanisms can amplify perturbations despite decaying eigenmodes.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of the "pseudospectra" of linearized flow equations.
    • Investigating linear mechanisms responsible for hydrodynamic instability.

    Main Results:

    • Pseudospectral analysis indicates that small perturbations can be amplified by factors up to 10^5 via a linear mechanism.
    • This amplification occurs even when all eigenmodes of the linearized problem decay monotonically.

    Conclusions:

    • Pseudospectra offer a reconciliation between traditional linear stability theory and experimental results in fluid dynamics.
    • The presented methods are applicable to other mathematical problems involving nonorthogonal eigenfunctions.