Plateau–Rayleigh instability

Fluid breakup of a falling stream
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Plateau–Rayleigh instability

Summary

Plateau–Rayleigh instability is a hydrodynamic stability[1]. It draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (hydrodynamic_stability category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plateau–Rayleigh instability's image is recorded as 2006-01-21 Detaching drop.jpg[3].
  • Plateau–Rayleigh instability's instance of is recorded as hydrodynamic stability[4].
  • Plateau–Rayleigh instability's instance of is recorded as physical theory[5].
  • John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh is named after Plateau–Rayleigh instability[6].
  • Joseph Plateau is named after Plateau–Rayleigh instability[7].
  • Plateau–Rayleigh instability's Commons category is recorded as Plateau-Rayleigh instability[8].
  • Plateau–Rayleigh instability's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025_84l[9].
  • Plateau–Rayleigh instability's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[10].
  • Plateau–Rayleigh instability's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 68640439[11].

Why It Matters

Plateau–Rayleigh instability draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (hydrodynamic_stability category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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