Deep rotating convection generates the polar hexagon on Saturn

DOI10.1073/pnas.2000317117zbMath1485.85023arXiv2007.08958OpenAlexW3032934496WikidataQ96229518 ScholiaQ96229518MaRDI QIDQ5073078

Rakesh Kumar Yadav, Jeremy Bloxham

Publication date: 5 May 2022

Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.08958

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of rotating fluids (76U05) Planetary atmospheres (85A20) Forced convection (76R05) Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic problems in astronomy and astrophysics (85A30)

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• Waves and turbulence on a beta-plane

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