 Rotating sphere in Stokes flow (source code)

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= Rotating sphere in Stokes flow

A sphere of radius $a$ rotating with angular velocity $\boldsymbol\Omega$ in otherwise stationary unbounded fluid produces
$$
\mathbf u=\frac{a^3}{r^3}\boldsymbol\Omega\times\mathbf x,
\qquad p=0.
$$
The fluid exerts the resisting torque $-8\pi\mu a^3\boldsymbol\Omega$ on the sphere.

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