5 Questions
What does circulation relate to in the context of a fluid velocity field?
Curl and vorticity
According to Stokes' theorem, what is the flux of curl or vorticity vectors through a surface equal to?
The circulation around its perimeter
In potential flow of a fluid with a region of vorticity, what do all closed curves that enclose the vorticity have?
The same value for circulation
How are the closed integration path and the open surface related in the context of circulation?
The closed integration path is the boundary of an open surface
What is the lift per unit span in fluid dynamics directly proportional to?
The circulation
Test your knowledge of circulation in physics, including its definition and applications in fluid dynamics and electrodynamics. Learn about its properties and the key figures who first used it in their work.
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