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= Stokes' paradox
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Stokes' paradox refers to a phenomenon in fluid dynamics that highlights an apparent inconsistency in the flow of a viscous fluid around an object. The paradox is named after the British mathematician and physicist George Gabriel Stokes who analyzed the flow of a viscous (incompressible) fluid around a cylinder. The paradox arises when considering a two-dimensional flow of a viscous fluid past an infinitely long, solid cylinder.