D'Alembert's paradox
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D'Alembert's paradox
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In fluid dynamics, d'Alembert's paradox is a paradox discovered in 1752 by French mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert. d'Alembert proved that – for incompressible and inviscid potential flow – the drag force is zero on a body moving with constant velocity relative to the fluid. Zero drag is in direct contradiction to the observation of substantial drag on bodies moving relative to fluids, such as air and water; especially at high velocities corresponding with high Reynolds numbers. It is a par
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2004-02-11T20:48:11Z
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2024-08-31T19:05:27Z
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