Abstract
The Orr–Sommerfeld equation is solved numerically using expansions in Chebyshev polynomials and the generalized Rayleigh quotient iteration. Accurate results for large values of the parameters are obtained, and these further verify the belief that plane Couette flow is stable to infinitesimal disturbances. For finite disturbances, a formal expansion based on the method of Stuart and Watson as modified by Reynolds & Potter is used. This method shows a transition to instability for a large enough amplitude.
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