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Rayleigh collapse of a spherical cavity

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Branch of physics Fluid mechanics Potential flow Spherically symmetric incompressible radial flow
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A vacuum cavity of radius a(t) in an infinite inviscid incompressible fluid of density ρ and far-field pressure p0​ obeys
aa¨+23​a˙2=−ρp0​​.
(1)
If a(0)=a0​ and a˙(0)=0, its collapsing branch satisfies
a˙=−3ρ2p0​​(a3a03​​−1)​.
(2)

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2021 / ib / Paper 4 / 16A / c / Solution

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