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Steady state finite amplitude Rayleigh Taylor modes in spread F
Author(s) -
Chaturvedi P. K.,
Kaw P. K.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl002i009p00381
Subject(s) - instability , rayleigh–taylor instability , steady state (chemistry) , nonlinear system , rayleigh scattering , amplitude , physics , mechanics , statistical physics , optics , quantum mechanics , chemistry
We present some special steady state solutions of the nonlinear one‐dimensional set of equations describing the Rayleigh‐Taylor instability. This instability is believed to be one of the possible mechanisms responsible for equatorial spread F and we discuss the relevance of our results to some recent experimental observations.