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Past exam of the options II course of the University of Oxford 2008 K K4 Solution by
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Put , and . The circle theorem gives, up to an additive constant,Thus an image source lies at and an image sink at zero. With a counterclockwise contour around the cylinder, Blasius' force theorem isIf locally, the residue of is . The enclosed poles are zero and , with residuesTheir sum is . The residue theorem therefore yieldsThe force points towards the source. For the moment formula the double poles also contribute: . HenceIt follows that andThe zero torque agrees with pressure acting normally to a circle, hence radially through its centre.
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