Stationary convection in a current-carrying cylindrical incompressible plasma of inhomogeneous density is studied. It is shown that nonideal effects such as viscosity, resistivity, and thermal conductivity give stationary convection in a plasma of inhomogeneous density. However, when the Hall effect is considered, convective cells are not allowed to be formed. It is proposed that convective cells stay mainly in the center of the cylinder.

• Received 17 March 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.49.931