 Lorentz reciprocal theorem for Stokes flow (source code)

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= Lorentz reciprocal theorem for Stokes flow
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= Lorentz reciprocal theorem
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For two Stokes velocity-stress fields in the same domain,
$$
\int_{\partial\mathcal D}\mathbf u^{(1)}\cdot\boldsymbol\sigma^{(2)}\mathbf n\,dS
=
\int_{\partial\mathcal D}\mathbf u^{(2)}\cdot\boldsymbol\sigma^{(1)}\mathbf n\,dS.
$$
It follows by integrating the divergence of the corresponding cross-work flux and using symmetry of the Newtonian stress.

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