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On the marginal mode for the onset of oscillatory Marangoni convection with internal heat generation

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In this paper we obain for the first time an analytical description of the marginal mode for the onset of oscillatory Marangoni convection in the presence of uniform internal heat generation in a horizontal fluid layer heated from below in the asymptotic limit of short waves.

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    Present address: Pusat Pengajian Sains Matematik, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi Selangor, Malaysia

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    Hashim, I. On the marginal mode for the onset of oscillatory Marangoni convection with internal heat generation. Acta Mechanica 148, 157–164 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01183675

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