Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 3, Issue 4, 207(2018)

The Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of a double-layer interface in convergent geometry with magnetohydrodynamics

Yuan Li1... Ravi Samtaney1,* and Vincent Wheatley2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Mechanical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
  • 2Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia
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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Article

    Received: Nov. 8, 2017

    Accepted: Jan. 14, 2018

    Published Online: Oct. 2, 2018

    The Author Email: Samtaney Ravi (ravi.samtaney@kaust.edu.sa)

    DOI:10.1016/j.mre.2018.01.003

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