Kelvin–Helmholtz instability

Layer 1 — Physicsin the fluid-dynamics subtree

Shear between parallel streams of different density unstable at all k; σ = k U₁U₂ρ₁ρ₂/(ρ₁+ρ₂)²; clouds, Jupiter's bands.

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