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Kelvin's circulation theorem: a standalone construct

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Fluid dynamics

theorem that circulation around a closed material loop stays constant in an inviscid, barotropic fluid under conservative body forces.

In fluid dynamics, Kelvin's circulation theorem refers to theorem that circulation around a closed material loop stays constant in an inviscid, barotropic fluid under conservative body forces. This meaning comes from Thomson (1869) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[1]

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References

Thomson, W. (1869). 9. On Vortex Motion. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 6, 167-167. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0370164600045740

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