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Finite-difference analysis of the MHD stokes problem for a vertical plate with Hall and ion-slip currents

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An explicit finite-difference method is employed to study the MHD free convection heat generating fluid past an impulsively started vertical infinite plate when a strong magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the plate. The velocity and temperature profiles are shown on graphs and the results are discussed in terms of the non-dimensional parameters β e (Hall parameter), β i (ionslip parameter), δ (heat source parameter), and Gr (Grashof number).

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

    P. C. Ram

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Ram, P.C. Finite-difference analysis of the MHD stokes problem for a vertical plate with Hall and ion-slip currents. Astrophys Space Sci 176, 263–270 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00646700

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