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In this note we revisit the classical subject of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in presence of an incompressible background shear flow. We derive a formula for the essential spectral radius of the evolution group generated by the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-03-14 Roman Shvydkoy

Rayleigh-Taylor and Buoyancy-driven instabilities are very common instabilities for an inhomogeneous medium. We examine here how these instabilities grow for incompressible viscoelastic fluids like a strongly coupled dusty plasma by using…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-04-21 Vikram S. Dharodi , Amita Das

Using nonlinear, fully relativistic, simulations we investigate the dynamics and gravitational-wave signature associated with instabilities in neutron star postmerger remnants. For simplified models of the remnant we establish the presence…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-02 Xiaoyi Xie , Ian Hawke , Andrea Passamonti , Nils Andersson

The distribution functions of field fluctuations of the turbulent mixing layer produced by a Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) have long been hypothesized to involve bimodal effects. The present work reviews existing quantitative and…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-11-26 R. Watteaux , J. A. Redford , A. Llor

The interfacial instability and subsequent dynamics in a phase-separated two-component Bose-Einstein condensate with rotation symmetry are studied. When the interatomic interaction or the trap frequency is changed, the Rayleigh-Taylor…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-06-03 Tsuyoshi Kadokura , Tomohiko Aioi , Kazuki Sasaki , Tetsuo Kishimoto , Hiroki Saito

The radiative instability of a beam moving in a photonic crystal of finite dimensions is studied. The dispersion equation is obtained. The law $\Gamma\sim \rho ^{1/\left( {s + 3} \right)}$ is shown to be valid and caused by the mixing of…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2010-11-15 V. G. Baryshevsky , A. A. Gurinovich

We present a numerical investigation of the development of Rayleigh-Taylor instability at the interface between an expanding Pulsar Wind Nebula and its surrounding Supernova Remnant. These systems have long been thought to be naturally…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 N. Bucciantini , E. Amato , R. Bandiera , J. M. Blondin , L. Del Zanna

We study adiabatic oscillations of rotating self-gravitating gaseous stars in mathematically rigorous manner. The internal motion of the star is supposed to be governed by the Euler-Poisson equations with rotation of constant angular…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-20 Tetu Makino

In the era of gravitational wave astronomy, radial oscillations hold significant potential for not only uncovering the microphysics behind the internal structure but also investigating the stability of neutron stars (NSs). We start by…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-02-02 Sayantan Ghosh , Sailesh Ranjan Mohanty , Tianqi Zhao , Bharat Kumar

This article explores how a rigid top surface with diffuse and oblique collimated irradiation affect isotropic scattering algal suspensions. When the fluid flow becomes zero, the suspension reaches a steady (basic) state where up-and-down…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2023-03-28 S. K. Rajput

We model a compact radiant star that undergoes gravitational collapse from a certain initial static configuration until it becomes a black hole. The star consists of a fluid with anisotropy in pressures, bulk viscosity, in addition to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-04-26 A. C. Mesquita , M. F. A. da Silva

We study the oscillations and stability of self-gravitating cylindrically symmetric fluid systems and collisionless systems. This is done by studying small perturbations to the equilibrium system and finding the normal modes, using methods…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-15 Patrick C. Breysse , Marc Kamionkowski , Andrew Benson

Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) occurs at the interface of two media when the heavier fluid is accelerated into the lighter fluid and is a prototypical hydrodynamic event present in many physical events. In high energy physics, this…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-03-03 Prasannabalaji Sundaram , Aditi Sengupta , Tapan K. Sengupta

We investigate the effect of inertial particles on Rayleigh-B\'enard convection using weakly nonlinear stability analysis. In the presence of nonlinear effects, we study the limiting value of growth of instabilities by deriving a cubic…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-03-20 Thota Srinivas , Gaurav Tomar

Using linear non-adabatic pulsation analysis, we explore the radial-mode (p-mode) stability of stars across a wide range of mass (0.2 <= M <= 50 Msun), composition (0 <= X <= 0.7, Z=0.001, 0.02), effective temperature (3 000 <= T_eff <= 40…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-09 C. S. Jeffery , H. Saio

Tayler instability of toroidal magnetic fields $B_\phi$ is broadly invoked as a trigger for turbulence and angular momentum transport in stars. This paper presents a systematic revision of the linear stability analysis for a rotating,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-29 Valentin A. Skoutnev , Andrei M. Beloborodov

The radiative instability of the relativistic electron beam in a periodic dielectric-filled cylindrical waveguide is considered. The dependence of the beam instability increment on the radiated wave frequency near the region of dispersion…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2011-05-17 V. G. Baryshevsky , E. A. Gurnevich

We consider the evolution of an isentropic thermal instability in the atomic zone of a photodissociation region (PDR). In this zone, gas heating and cooling are associated mainly with photoelectric emission from dust grains and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-12-13 K. V. Krasnobaev , R. R. Tagirova

This paper is concerned with the Rayleigh-Taylor instability for the nonhomogeneous incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with Navier-slip boundary conditions around a steady-state in an infinite slab, where the Navier-slip coefficients do…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-07-15 Shijin Ding , Zhijun Ji , Quanrong Li

Motivated by the possibility of radiation driven instabilities in rotating magnetic stars, we study the stability properties of general linear perturbations of a stationary and axisymmetric, infinitely conducting perfect fluid configuration…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Kostas Glampedakis , Nils Andersson