Rayleigh–Taylor and Richtmyer–Meshkov instability induced flow, turbulence, and mixing. II

Y Zhou - Physics Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM) instabilities are well-known
pathways towards turbulent mixing layers, in many cases characterized by significant mass …

Theory of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability

HJ Kull - Physics reports, 1991 - Elsevier
The theory of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability of accelerated fluid layers is systematically
developed from basic fluid equations. Starting with the classical potential flow theory for …

Accretion to magnetized stars through the Rayleigh–Taylor instability: global 3D simulations

AK Kulkarni, MM Romanova - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
We present results of 3D simulations of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) instabilities at the
accretion disc–magnetosphere boundary. The instability is Rayleigh–Taylor, and develops …

Unstable disk accretion onto magnetized stars: first global three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations

MM Romanova, AK Kulkarni… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on the first global three-dimensional (3D) MHD simulations of disk accretion onto
a rotating magnetized star through the Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The star has a dipole field …

Magnetohydrodynamic accretion flows: Formation of magnetic tower jet and subsequent quasi-steady state

Y Kato, S Mineshige, K Shibata - The Astrophysical Journal, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
We present three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of radiatively
inefficient accretion flow around black holes. General relativistic effects are simulated by …

The magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability in three dimensions

JM Stone, T Gardiner - The Astrophysical Journal, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability in three dimensions, with focus on the
nonlinear structure and evolution that results from different initial field configurations. We …

Particle acceleration by magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability: Mechanism for flares in black hole accretion flows

V Zhdankin, B Ripperda, AA Philippov - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
We study the magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability in relativistic collisionless plasma, as an
astrophysical process for nonthermal particle acceleration. We consider dense plasma on …

The nonlinear breakup of a magnetic layer: instability to interchange modes

F Cattaneo, DW Hughes - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1988 - cambridge.org
Motivated by considerations of the solar toroidal magnetic field we have studied the
behaviour of a layer of uniform magnetic field embedded in a convectively stable …

Magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability for pulsar wind nebulae in expanding supernova remnants

N Bucciantini, E Amato, R Bandiera, JM Blondin… - Astronomy & …, 2004 - aanda.org
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 …

Angular momentum transport in thin magnetically arrested discs

MD Marshall, MJ Avara… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In accretion discs with large-scale ordered magnetic fields, the magnetorotational instability
(MRI) is marginally suppressed, so other processes may drive angular momentum transport …