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Richtmyer-Meshkov instability: a standalone construct

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Fluid dynamics

growth of perturbations at an interface between two fluids after a shock wave passes through it.

In fluid dynamics, Richtmyer-Meshkov instability refers to growth of perturbations at an interface between two fluids after a shock wave passes through it. This meaning comes from Richtmyer (1960) in Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics.[1]

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References

Richtmyer, R. D. (1960). Taylor instability in shock acceleration of compressible fluids. Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, 13(2), 297-319. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpa.3160130207

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