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Table 2
List of the dimensional variables used in this work.
| Orbital rotation rate | Ωorb(t) | |
| Spin rotation rate | Ωspin(t) | |
| Fluid rotation rate* | Ω | |
| Mass of the deformed body | M | |
| Mass of the attractor | M2 | |
| Inter-body distance | D | |
| Free libration angular frequency | ωfree | |
| Fluid layer mean external radius | R2 | |
| Long/short axis in the equatorial plane | a1/a2 | |
| Fluid layer mean internal radius | R1 = ηR2 | |
| Imposed external temperature | θ2 | |
| Imposed internal temperature | θ1 | |
| Gravity at the external radius | g0 | |
| Imposed magnetic field | B0 ex3 | |
| Fluid density | ρ0 | |
| Fluid kinematic viscosity | ν | |
| Fluid thermal expansion | ϑ | |
| Fluid thermal diffusivity | νth | |
| Fluid electrical conductivity | σe | |
| Fluid magnetic permeability | μ |
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