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The Momentum Equation for the Steady Flow of an Inviscid Incompressible Fluid

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Abstract

Newton’s second law of motion:

$${\rm{force = rate}}\;{\rm{of}}\;{\rm{change}}\;{\rm{of}}\;{\rm{momentum}}$$

, or

$$F = {{\rm{d}} \over {{\rm{d}}t}}(mu)$$

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© 1988 G. Boxer

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Boxer, G. (1988). The Momentum Equation for the Steady Flow of an Inviscid Incompressible Fluid. In: Fluid Mechanics. Macmillan Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09805-7_5

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