 Growth rate (source code)

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= Growth rate
{title2=$\operatorname{Re}\sigma$}

= Temporal growth rate
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For a normal mode proportional to $e^{\sigma t}$, the real part $\operatorname{Re}\sigma$ is its exponential growth rate. A positive growth rate signals linear instability.

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