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We consider the motion of the surface separating two liquids in a nonstationary gravitational field or, equivalently, under the action of a variable acceleration (an overload) perpendicular to the surface. Conditions are derived for the instability of the surface separating two liquids of finite depth in periodic, constant, and impulsive force fields; the physical mechanism acting during the development of instability is studied, and some features of the onset of instability are investigated for the case in which the space is bounded.
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 5, pp. 55–62, September–October, 1970.
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Sizonov, V.S. Motion of the surface separating two liquids of finite depth under the influence of variable force fields. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 11, 756–762 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00851901
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00851901