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Magnetic Prandtl Number and Astrophysical Convection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

J. O. Murphy  and
J. M. Lopez
J. O. Murphy
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Monash University
J. M. Lopez
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Monash University
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In the astrophysical context, where the effects of a magnetic field on stellar convective processes have to be taken into account, we have ϰ > > η > > ν (Weiss 1977) where ϰ, η and ν are respectively the thermal, magnetic and viscous diffusivities.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , 1981 , pp. 208 - 209
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1981

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