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Categories: Astrophysics, Dimensionless numbers of fluid mechanics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Dimensionless numbers, Fluid dynamics
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Chandrasekhar number
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The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity used in magnetic convection to represent ratio of the Lorentz force to the viscosity. Wikipedia
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The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity used in magnetic convection to represent ratio of the Lorentz force to the viscosity. Wikipedia
A dimensionless quantity used in magnetoconvection to represent ratio of the Lorentz force to the viscous force, named after Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Wikipedia Disambiguation
dimensionless quantity used in magnetic convection to represent ratio of the Lorentz force to the viscosity Wikidata
IS A
criterion of similarity
dimensionless number in fluid mechanics
CALCULATED FROM
density
characteristic length
kinematic viscosity
magnetic flux density
electrical resistivity and conductivity
NAMED AFTER
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
RECOMMENDED UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
one
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