## [#  Excitation of Nonlinear Finite Amplitude Equilibria in Laboratory Shear Flow 

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This work shows that transient growth of properly configured small amplitude initial perturbations leads to formation of finite amplitude nonlinear equilibria in shear flow. It demonstrates a trajectory in phase space leading from linear perturbations to nonlinear solutions.