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Limitations of the Miles-Howard Criterion

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This lecture discusses the limitations of the Miles-Howard criterion in the context of stratified shear flows. It covers topics such as the Boussinesq equations, Taylor-Goldstein equation, and mixing layer models. The instructor explores the Miles-Howard theorem, criterion, and various models to understand the stability of stratified shear flows.

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