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An ill-posed problem in hydrodynamic stability of multi-layer Hele-Shaw flow

Fluid Dynamics 2020-08-31 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

An useful approximation for the displacement of two immiscible fluids in a porous medium is the Hele-Shaw model. We consider several liquids with different constant viscosities, inserted between the displacing fluids. The linear stability analysis of this model leads us to an ill-posed problem. The growth rates (in time) of the perturbations exist iff some compatibility conditions on the interfaces are verified. We prove that these conditions cannot be fulfilled.

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@article{arxiv.2008.12561,
  title  = {An ill-posed problem in hydrodynamic stability of multi-layer Hele-Shaw flow},
  author = {Gelu Paşa}},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.12561},
  year   = {2020}
}
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