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In only a minority of fluid dynamical situations can one determine the flow as an exact solution of the equations of motion. The necessary mathematical methods often do not exist. Even when an exact solution can be obtained it may not be unique and so may not correspond to what actually occurs. Hence, much of fluid mechanics concerns the development of both experimental and theoretical procedures for elucidating flows that cannot be rigorously calculated.
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Tritton, D.J. (1977). Dynamical Similarity. In: Physical Fluid Dynamics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9992-3_7
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