Comment II On 'Instability threshold in the Benard-Marangoni problem'

摘要

The classical theory of surface-tension-driven convection by Pearson [J. Fluid Mech. 4, 489 (1958)] has been challenged by Rabin [Phys. Rev. E 53, R2057 (1996)] on the grounds that Pearson used an improper thermal boundary condition at the upper surface of the Liquid. We show that Pearson's theory is correct.