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Dynamics of the bubble front in the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2004

S.I. ABARZHI
Affiliation:
Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California

Abstract

We describe the evolution of the large-scale coherent structure of bubbles and spikes in the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability. Our multiple harmonic analysis accounts for a non-local character of the nonlinear dynamics. A new type of the evolution of the bubble front is found. A comparison to so-called “Layzer-type” local models is performed.

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Research Article
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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