Navier-Stokes equations

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The Navier-Stokes equation is an equation in fluid mechanics that states:


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where Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \nabla p} is the pressure difference (expressed as the partial derivative of pressure in each dimension), is the total derivative of velocity, Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \mu \,} is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid, Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \rho \,} is the density of the fluid, and Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \mathbf{g}} is the gravitational acceleration. [1]


References

  1. ↑ A.J. Smits, "A Physical Introduction to Fluid Mechanics," John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-25349-9