Abstract
Fluid dynamics, including mechanics of liquids and of gases, is a part of physics. We can divide the processes of any physical theory into four steps:
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Placing observed data into general physical laws, assuming the uniformity of nature.
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Transferring the physical laws into mathematical form, thus obtaining a logically consistent system of axioms which usually consists of a system of differential equations.
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Drawing conclusions from these differential equations. This is a purely mathematical step.
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Check on the results obtained in (3) by experiments.
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von Mises, R., Friedrichs, K.O. (1971). Introduction. In: Fluid Dynamics. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 5. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6406-4_1
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