Renormalization group solution of two-phase flow equations for Rayleigh-Taylor mixing

被引:21
作者
Glimm, J [1 ]
Saltz, D [1 ]
Sharp, DH [1 ]
机构
[1] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0375-9601(96)00648-2
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We obtain the exact solution of a recently proposed two-phase flow model of the Rayleigh-Taylor mixing zone, in the incompressible, large time scaling limit. The scaling limit equations are the renormalization group equations for this problem. Our results show that the large time behavior of the incompressible Rayleigh-Taylor mixing layer is determined by a renormalization group fixed point. Our solution allows independent pressures in each fluid. The pressures do not equilibrate dynamically, implying that distinct pressures for each phase is an intrinsic aspect of this problem.
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