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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2023 ii Paper 4 38C e Solution by
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Put . Decay at infinity and the symmetry of the disturbance suggest the mode potentialsThe middle potential is an even function of because its vertical derivative must take opposite values at the two interfaces. The upper kinematic conditions giveThe lower conditions give the same two relations. The upper dynamic condition isEliminating , and yields the dispersion relationWriting , its two roots areFor every real , and one root has the positive growth rateThus every nonzero wavenumber is linearly unstable in this inviscid vortex sheet model; is neutral.
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