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The rich structure of transition in a shear flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2010

T. MULLIN
T. MULLIN*
Affiliation:
Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Significant advances have been made in applying ideas from nonlinear dynamical systems theory to flows which exhibit sequences of bifurcations in the transition to turbulence. Moreover, the recent discoveries of finite-amplitude states in linearly stable flows holds great promise for a breakthrough in our understanding transition in shear flows. Tsukahara, Tillmark & Alfredsson (J. Fluid Mech., 2010, this issue, vol. 648, pp. 5–33) study a novel variant of a classical shear flow by adding global rotation. The competition between the induced body force and shear-induced instabilities leads to the discovery of a rich and beautiful tapestry of transition sequences.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 648 , 10 April 2010 , pp. 1 - 4
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