STABILITY NEAR HYDROSTATIC EQUILIBRIUM TO THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC BÉNARD FLUID EQUATIONS WITH PARTIAL DISSIPATION

Abstract

The stability problem for the magnetohydrodynamic equations with partial or no dissipation has evoked a considerable interest in recent years. In this paper, we establish the stability near magnetic hydrostatic equilibrium to the three-dimensional magnetic Bénard fluid equations with the mixed partial dissipation involving viscosity, resistivity and heat conduction. Moreover, we obtain the large-time behavior of the corresponding linearized system. Our result mathematically verifies the stabilization of a background magnetic field on the three-dimensional magnetic Bénard fluid.