Rayleigh-Taylor instability

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:natural_wonder
gptkbp:analyzes computer simulations
high-speed photography
gptkbp:can_be_modeled_by linear stability analysis
nonlinear simulations
gptkbp:can_lead_to mixing of fluids
gptkbp:can_result_in gptkb:wind
gptkbp:describes instability of a fluid interface
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rayleigh-Taylor instability
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:academic_conferences
research papers
engineering textbooks
fluid mechanics textbooks
astrophysics textbooks
gptkbp:is_affected_by boundary conditions
initial conditions
gptkbp:is_associated_with pressure differences
density gradients
Rayleigh-Taylor waves
instability growth rates
gptkbp:is_characterized_by growth of fingers or spikes
gptkbp:is_essential_for astrophysical phenomena
explosive dynamics
gptkbp:is_influenced_by viscosity
gravitational forces
surface tension
gptkbp:is_observed_in laboratory experiments
planetary atmospheres
industrial processes
supernova explosions
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Kelvin-Helmholtz_instability
gptkbp:is_relevant_to oceanography
astrophysics
nuclear fusion
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:Physics
fluid dynamics
applied mathematics
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
gptkb:Sir_Geoffrey_Taylor
gptkbp:occurs_in denser fluid is above a lighter fluid
gptkbp:prevention stabilizing layers
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in gptkb:Energy
meteorology
environmental science
material science
ocean currents
climate modeling
combustion processes
geophysical flows
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rayleigh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6