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d'Alembert's paradox: a standalone construct

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Fluid mechanics

the result that an ideal inviscid fluid exerts zero drag on a body moving steadily through it, contradicting observation and pointing to the role of viscosity.

In fluid mechanics, d'Alembert's paradox refers to the result that an ideal inviscid fluid exerts zero drag on a body moving steadily through it, contradicting observation and pointing to the role of viscosity. This meaning comes from Stewartson (1981) in SIAM Review.[1]

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References

Stewartson, K. (1981). D’Alembert’s Paradox. SIAM Review, 23(3), 308-343. https://doi.org/10.1137/1023063

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