 Differential rotation (source code)

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= Differential rotation
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Differential rotation means that different parts of a rotating body or fluid have different angular velocities. An axisymmetric rotational <velocity field> can be written $\mathbf u=R\Omega(R,z)\mathbf e_\phi$.

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