title: Linearized stability analysis of accelerated planar and spherical fluid interfaces with slow compression.
abstract: We present linearized stability analyses of the effect of slow anisotropic compression or expansion on the growth of perturbations at accelerated fluid interfaces in both planar and spherical geometries. The interface separates two fluids with different densities, compressibilities, and compression rates. We show that a perturbation of large mode number on a spherical interface grows at precisely the same rate as a similar perturbation on a planar interface subjected to the same normal and transverse compression rates.
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 808, L-097, Livermore, CA 94551, USA.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ramshaw
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Amendt