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Navier-Stokes equation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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A partial differential equation which describes the conservation of linear momentum for a Newtonian incompressible fluid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Named after Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist, and George Gabriel Stokes, Irish mathematician and physicist.

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  • Bulgarian: уравнение на Навие-Стокс (uravnenie na Navie-Stoks) — fluid PDE