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Convection induced by hydrostatic pressure in sedimentation velocity experiments
Author(s) -
Kegeles Gerson
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
biopolymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1097-0282
pISSN - 0006-3525
DOI - 10.1002/bip.1969.360070108
Subject(s) - chemistry , hydrostatic pressure , sedimentation , instability , convection , hydrostatic equilibrium , dissociation (chemistry) , mechanics , convective instability , thermodynamics , geology , geomorphology , physics , quantum mechanics , sediment
A consideration of the meaning of the second moment method for the determination of sedimentation coefficients reveals potential convective instability in the sedimentation of all reversibly aggregating systems for which dissociation is favored by pressure.