Rayleigh–Taylor instability

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fluid dynamics phenomenon
gptkbp:cause mixing of fluids
gptkbp:describes instability at interface between fluids of different densities
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:G._I._Taylor
gptkbp:field fluid dynamics
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
gptkbp:form gptkb:Navier–Stokes_equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rayleigh–Taylor instability
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
gptkb:G._I._Taylor
gptkbp:observedBy supernova remnants
laboratory experiments
atmospheric phenomena
gptkbp:occurredIn denser fluid is on top of less dense fluid in a gravitational field
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kelvin–Helmholtz_instability
gptkb:Richtmyer–Meshkov_instability
astrophysics
engineering
inertial confinement fusion
oceanography
plasma physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kelvin–Helmholtz_instability
gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5