Chandrasekhar number
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The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity in magnetohydrodynamics that measures the relative importance of magnetic forces compared to viscous forces in a conducting fluid.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dimensionless number
ⓘ
magnetohydrodynamic parameter ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
linear stability analyses of MHD flows
ⓘ
theory of thermal convection in a magnetic field ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
electrically conducting fluids
ⓘ
magnetoconvection ⓘ magnetohydrodynamic stability problems ⓘ |
| category |
dimensionless numbers in fluid dynamics
ⓘ
dimensionless numbers in magnetohydrodynamics ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
characteristic length scale
ⓘ
electrical conductivity of the fluid ⓘ kinematic viscosity of the fluid ⓘ magnetic field strength ⓘ |
| describes | relative importance of magnetic forces in a conducting fluid ⓘ |
| field | magnetohydrodynamics ⓘ |
| hasDimension | dimensionless ⓘ |
| indicates |
dominance of magnetic forces when large
ⓘ
dominance of viscous forces when small ⓘ |
| measures | ratio of magnetic forces to viscous forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hartmann number
ⓘ
Prandtl number ⓘ Rayleigh number ⓘ magnetic Prandtl number ⓘ |
| symbol | Q ⓘ |
| usedBy |
astrophysicists
ⓘ
fluid dynamicists ⓘ geophysicists ⓘ plasma physicists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analyzing onset of magnetoconvection
ⓘ
characterizing magnetically influenced convection ⓘ studying stability of conducting fluid layers in magnetic fields ⓘ |
| usedIn |
astrophysical fluid dynamics
ⓘ
engineering magnetohydrodynamics ⓘ geophysical fluid dynamics ⓘ |
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