Abstract
The basic assumptions of the mixing-length formalism are described, and the theory is developed with a view to representing convection in stars. Directions in which the results might be improved and extended are indicated.
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Gough, D. (1977). The current state of stellar mixing-length theory. In: Spiegel, E.A., Zahn, JP. (eds) Problems of Stellar Convection. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 71. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-08532-7_31
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