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Effect of thermal radiation on flow and heat transfer over an unsteady stretching surface in a micropolar fluid with variable heat flux is studied. The governing partial differential boundary layer equations are transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations containing the material parameter K, radiation parameter R, unsteadiness parameter A and Prandtl number Pr. These equations are solved numerically by mathematica program. Comparison of the numerical results is made with previously published results under the special cases, the results are found to be in good agreement. The effects of the unsteadiness parameter A, material parameter K, radiation parameter R and Prandtl number Pr on the flow and heat transfer are studied.
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