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shear turbulence
  آشوبناکی ِ کرنی  
âšubnâki-ye karni
Fr.: turbulence de cisaillement  

A type of → instability occurring within a → fluid as a result of the → shear caused by → differential rotation.
The condition for shear instability is expressed by the → Richardson criterion. Shear turbulence is likely the most efficient → mixing process in stellar
→ radiative zones.

See also: → shear; → turbulence.