Newtonian velocity preservation in a second-order fluid

Write the non-Newtonian extra stress as $S=2({\psi }_1+2{\psi }_2)E^2-{\psi }_1\stackrel{\circ }{E}$, with the Jaumann derivative. For a steady Stokes flow, $\nabla \times \nabla \cdot \stackrel{\circ }{E}=0$. If ${\psi }_1+2{\psi }_2=0$, the extra force is a gradient and only alters pressure. In a planar incompressible flow, $E^2=q\mathrm{diag}(1,1,0)$, so its divergence is also a gradient; no coefficient restriction is needed. A Newtonian velocity with prescribed boundary velocities consequently solves the second-order model with an altered pressure. On the regular weak-flow branch, Uniqueness of Stokes flow makes each velocity correction vanish. This does not establish uniqueness of arbitrary large nonlinear branches or the absence of higher-order effects in a real material.