Analytic theory of Richtmyer-Meshkov instability for the case of reflected rarefaction wave

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1666-1679

  Velikovich, Alexander L ^a  

^a Berkeley Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTABILITY; REFLECTED RAREFACTION; RICHTMYER-MESHKOV; WAVES;

EID: 0029676469     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.868938     Document Type: Article

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