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Faxén's rotational law (Ω=G/(8πμa3)+ω∞​/2)

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Branch of physics Fluid mechanics Viscous fluid flow Stokes flow
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For a sphere of radius a in a slowly varying ambient Stokes flow of vorticity ω∞​, its angular velocity and applied torque obey
Ω=8πμa3G​+21​ω∞​
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at the sphere centre.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / iii / Paper 329 / 1 / c / ii / Solution

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