Solution

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The stream function gives and . Its scalar vorticity is
For this does not vanish on any nonempty open region of the plane. A holomorphic complex potential of a two-dimensional potential flow would produce an irrotational flow there. Equivalently, its imaginary part would be a harmonic function, whereas . Thus no complex potential exists on any nonempty open region for this flow; vanishing vorticity only along the vertical line does not provide a two-dimensional domain.

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