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Rayleigh-Taylor instability |
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Rayleigh-Taylor instability [¦rā·lē ′tā·lər ‚in·stə′bil·əd·ē] (fluid mechanics) The instability of the interface separating two fluids having different densities when the lighter fluid is accelerated toward the heavier fluid. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Fingers of the vinegar previously below the lower-density oil begin to fall through the oil in a pattern known as the Rayleigh-Taylor instability. Called the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, this heavily studied type of breakdown occurs in such diverse settings as seawater mixing, supernova explosions, and laser-driven nuclear fusion. The slow parametric oscillations (jagged line) give the bubble some time to adjust its size before it hits the Rayleigh-Taylor instability region (solid line). |
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