On limits to convective heat transport at infinite Prandtl number with or without rotation

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2718-2743

  Yan, Xiaodong ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3543063042     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1763246     Document Type: Article

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