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arxiv: physics/9802011 · v1 · submitted 1998-02-05 · ⚛️ physics.plasm-ph

The Rayleigh-Taylor Instability of Transition Layer

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New types of symmetry for the Rayleigh equation are found. For small Atwood number, an analytic solution is obtained for a smoothly varying density profile. It is shown that a transition layer with a finite width can undergo some kind of stratification.

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