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Past exam of the theoretical mechanics course of the University of Oxford
/
2010
/
B
/
5
/
a
/
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2026-10-31
Incompressibility
and
u
=
∇
ϕ
give
∇
2
ϕ
=
0
. The permitted
vector
identity, with zero
vorticity
, gives
(
u
⋅
∇
)
u
=
∇
(
∣
u
∣
2
/2
)
. Substituting into Euler'
s
equation
yields
∇
(
ρ
ϕ
t
+
2
ρ
∣∇
ϕ
∣
2
+
p
+
ρ
g
z
)
=
0.
(1)
The
bracket
is spatially constant in
a
connected
fluid
region, so
ρ
ϕ
t
+
2
ρ
∣∇
ϕ
∣
2
+
p
+
ρ
g
z
=
F
(
t
)
.
(2)
Adding
a
function
of
time
to the potential changes only
F
(
t
)
and
leaves
the
velocity
unchanged.
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