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Past exam of the theoretical mechanics course of the University of Oxford 2008 A 1 i Solution by
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Label fluid particles by , with flow map satisfying . If , differentiation of the determinant gives . Pull the material-volume integral back to a fixed initial volume:The chain rule and the Jacobian identity give the integrand . Transforming back yields the Reynolds transport theoremEquivalently the additional surface flux is . The material boundary moves with the same normal velocity as the fluid, which is the key distinction from a fixed control volume.
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