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This paper provides an informal survey of the various mathematical structures that appear in the most basic models of fluid motion.
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Boyland, P. (2001). Fluid Mechanics and Mathematical Structures. In: Ricca, R.L. (eds) An Introduction to the Geometry and Topology of Fluid Flows. NATO Science Series, vol 47. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0446-6_6
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