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Fluid dynamics

simplification of buoyant flow equations that neglects density variations except where they multiply gravity.

In fluid dynamics, Boussinesq approximation refers to simplification of buoyant flow equations that neglects density variations except where they multiply gravity. This meaning comes from Spiegel (1960) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Spiegel, E. A., & Veronis, G. (1960). On the Boussinesq Approximation for a Compressible Fluid. The Astrophysical Journal, 131, 442. https://doi.org/10.1086/146849

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