Chandrasekhar number

The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity used in magnetic convection to represent the ratio of the Lorentz force to the viscosity. It is named after the Indian astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

The number's main function is to measure the magnetic field; it is proportional to the square of a system's characteristic magnetic field.

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