American Journal of Physics · 1969 · 22 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMathematicsPhysicsDifferential EquationsFluid DynamicsFluid MechanicsClassical MechanicsEquations Of StateKinematicsLagrangian MechanicsMomentum TransportNavier-stokes EquationsBalance LawsBody ForcesDynamic Equations Of MotionMomentum BalanceMomentum ConservationMomentum Equations In Rotating SystemsMomentum Flux TransferMomentum Fluxes
Classical equations of motion for open systems are discussed and the equation of motion for fixed volume systems is shown to be F = Ṗ+Φ, where Φ is the momentum flux. Numerous examples are given.