title: Turbulent mixing and beyond: non-equilibrium processes from atomistic to astrophysical scales II.
abstract: This Introduction summarizes and provides a perspective on the papers representing one of the key themes of the 'Turbulent mixing and beyond' programme--the hydrodynamic instabilities of the Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer-Meshkov (RM) type and their applications in nature and technology. The collection is intended to present the reader a balanced overview of the theoretical, experimental and numerical studies of the subject and to assess what is firm in our knowledge of the RT and RM turbulent mixing.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago, , Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Abarzhi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gauthier
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Sreenivasan
keywords: Rayleigh–Taylor instability; Richtmyer–Meshkov instability; high-energy-density physics; instabilities of plasmas and fluids; interfacial transport; turbulent mixing