Parametric internal waves in a compressible fluid Nonlinearity, Vol. 22, p. 2981 (2009). Kausik S. Das [1], Stephen W. Morris [1], and A. Bhattacharyay [2] [1] Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 60 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A7. [2] IISER, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India

We describe the effect of vibration on a confined volume of fluid which is density stratified due to its compressibility. We show that internal gravity-acoustic waves can be parametrically destabilized by the vibration. The resulting instability is similar to the classic Faraday instability of surface waves, albeit modified by the compressible nature of the fluid. It may be possible to observe experimentally near a gas-liquid critical point.

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