Research Article

A Linear Stability Analysis of Thermal Convection in a Fluid Layer with Simultaneous Rotation and Magnetic Field Acting in Different Directions

Table 1

Linear problems under study. is the angle between the rotation vector and the gravity vector . If , lies in the -plane. is the angle between the magnetic field vector and the gravity vector . If , lies in the -plane. acts along the direction; see Figure 1.

Problem Gravity, Rotation, Magnetic field,

1 (Section 5.1) Yes Yes No =0
2 (Section 5.2) Yes Yes No 0
3 (Section 5.3) Yes No Yes =0
4 (Section 5.4) Yes No Yes 0
5 (Section 5.5) Yes Yes Yes =0 =0
6 (Section 5.6) Yes Yes Yes 0 0