Energy stability in the Bénard problem for a fluid of second grade (Q761875)

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    Energy stability in the Bénard problem for a fluid of second grade
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3889092

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      Energy stability in the Bénard problem for a fluid of second grade (English)
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      1983
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      A constitutive equation for an incompressible homogeneous fluid of second grade is used (1) \(T=-PI+\mu A_ 1+\alpha_ 1A_ 2+\alpha_ 2A^ 2_ 1\); where \(A_ 1\) and \(A_ 2\) are the first two Rivlin-Ericksen tensors. A strong stability result is established for the problem of density variation driven convection when a fluid for which the stress has the form (1) is heated from below. The critical Rayleigh number for stability of convection in a fluid of second grade is given by means of the energy method.
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      Bénard problem
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      constitutive equation
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      incompressible homogeneous fluid of second grade
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      Rivlin-Ericksen tensors
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      strong stability result
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      density variation driven convection
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