Magnetic buoyancy and the Boussinesq approximation
E. A. Spiegel, N. O. Weiss
Abstract
E. A. Spiegel, N. O. Weiss
Abstract
The full Boussinesq equations for hydromagnetic convection are derived and shown to include the effects of magnetic buoyancy. Instabilities caused by magnetic buoyancy are analyzed and their roles in double convection are brought out.
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The full Boussinesq equations for hydromagnetic convection are derived and shown to include the effects of magnetic buoyancy. Instabilities caused by magnetic buoyancy are analyzed and their roles in double convection are brought out.
Key concepts: Buoyancy, Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy), Physics, Convection, Mechanics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Natural convection, Magnetic field