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In this communication, we report some recent results1,2 obtained in the study of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability of a thin layer. This interfacial instability exhibits interesting “growth and form” effects, in which the non-linearities play an essential role: formation of two-dimensional patterns of different symmetries, transition between patterns (sometimes involving front propagation phenomena), secondary instabilities...
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Fermigier, M., Limat, L., Wesfreid, E., Boudinet, P., Ghidaglia, C., Quilliet, C. (1991). Rayleigh-Taylor Instability of a Thin Layer. In: Amar, M.B., Pelcé, P., Tabeling, P. (eds) Growth and Form. NATO ASI Series, vol 276. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1357-1_39
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