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Thermal-convective instability of a stellar atmosphere is considered to include finite Larmor radius effect in the presence of a uniform vertical magnetic field. The effect of a uniform rotation is also included. It is found that the criterion for monotonic instability is the same as in the absence or presence of these two effects. The growth rates are discussed.
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Sharma, R.C., Prakash, K. Finite Larmor radius effect on thermal-convective instability of a stellar atmosphere. Acta Physica 42, 103–109 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03158217
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03158217