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The momentum equation is obtained by equating the applied forces to the inertia force for a unit volume of the fluid. The physical meaning and the mathematical expressions of these forces have been developed in Chapters 4 and 5.
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Le Méhauté, B. (1976). Forms of the Momentum Equation: Equations of Euler and Navier-Stokes. In: An Introduction to Hydrodynamics and Water Waves. Springer Study Edition. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85567-2_6
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