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We consider the interaction between surface waves in shallow fluids and convection. We show that the presence of a thermal gradient compensates viscous losses which would otherwise damp the waves. Propagating solitary waves are found with their amplitude determined by the excess of the Rayleigh number above its critical value.
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Alfaro, C.M., Aspe, H., Depassier, M.C. (1991). Shallow Surface Waves in a Convecting Fluid. In: Tirapegui, E., Zeller, W. (eds) Instabilities and Nonequilibrium Structures III. Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 64. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3442-2_28
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