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A nonlinear energy stability analysis is presented for convection when the viscosity may have a general dependence on temperature. Especial attention and numerical calculations are given when the viscosity has the form advocated by Tippelskirch [16].
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Straughan, B. (1996). Stability Thresholds for Convection when the Viscosity has a General Form of Temperature Dependence. In: Antontsev, S.N., DÃaz, J.I., Shmarev, S.I. (eds) Energy Methods in Continuum Mechanics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0337-1_12
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