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Reply to comments by W. Schneider concerning the paper by M. Miklavčič and C. Y. Wang “Completely passive natural convection” ZAMM 91(7), 601–606 (2011)
Author(s) -
Miklavčič M.,
Wang C.Y.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
zamm ‐ journal of applied mathematics and mechanics / zeitschrift für angewandte mathematik und mechanik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1521-4001
pISSN - 0044-2267
DOI - 10.1002/zamm.201109116
Subject(s) - rhetorical question , natural (archaeology) , natural convection , boundary (topology) , mathematical economics , physics , mathematics , convection , calculus (dental) , philosophy , mathematical physics , theoretical physics , mathematical analysis , meteorology , geology , linguistics , medicine , paleontology , dentistry
Schneider misinterpreted the rhetorical question about the second law, which the authors firmly believe not violated. Their main purpose is to show, under the Boussinesq approximation and the Navier‐Stokes, there exist non‐trivial solutions even for quiescent boundary conditions.