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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ib Paper 2 7C Solution by
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The velocity field is incompressible becauseWith the convention and , a stream function isThe vorticity is vertical:For a steady inviscid incompressible flow, the vorticity equation is . Here the right side is zero because the flow is independent of , while the left side is because velocity is tangent to the level sets of . Thus the equation is satisfied.
The streamlines are the level curves . The lines and , together with the boundary, are separatrices; each of the four cells contains closed nested curves around a centre at , , , or .
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