Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2001)

Seriously Flawed, including Mathematical Errors & Conclusions that do not match Results

The following JFM publication by Oberlack (2001) is seriously flawed:
A unified approach for symmetries in plane parallel turbulent shear flows
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112000002408

Details and corrections are given in the Comment https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.3069

Note that JFM has the obscure policy not to publish any Comments on any of their articles.

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