Solution

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A velocity potential satisfies . Integration of and gives
Choose the streamfunction convention , . Its streamfunction in polar coordinates satisfies and , so
Additive constants are immaterial. This complex potential of a two-dimensional potential flow is defined on a chosen logarithm branch. Its complex velocity is single-valued away from the origin. Continuing once around the line source increases by , consistently with its nonzero volume flux.

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