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Bounds for the growth of a perturbation in some double-diffusive convection problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

J. R. Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla-171005, India.
S. K. Sood
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla-171005, India.
R. G. Shandil
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla-171005, India.
M. B. Banerjee
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla-171005, India.
K. Banerjee
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur-208016, India.
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Abstract

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Bounds are presented for the modulus of the complex growth rate p of an arbitrary oscillatory perturbation, neutral or unstable, in some double-diffusive problems of relevance in oceanography, astrophysics and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1983

References

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