Hydrodynamic stability
SUBFIELD OF FLUID DYNAMICS
Hydrodynamic instability; Instability of inviscid flow; INSTABILITY OF INVISCID FLOW; Dynamic instability (fluid mechanics)
In fluid dynamics, hydrodynamic stability is the field which analyses the stability and the onset of instability of fluid flows. The study of hydrodynamic stability aims to find out if a given flow is stable or unstable, and if so, how these instabilities will cause the development of turbulence.