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There are two types of motion in continuum mechanics: translation and rotation. | There are two types of motion in continuum mechanics: translation and rotation. | ||
#<math>\frac{1}{2}mv^2</math> gives us the energy of translation | #<math>\frac{1}{2}mv^2</math> gives us the energy of translation | ||
# <math>\frac{1}{2}m \omega ^2</math> gives the energy of rotation, and we call this Enstrophy. | #<math>\frac{1}{2}m \omega ^2</math> gives the energy of rotation, and we call this Enstrophy. |
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There are two types of motion in continuum mechanics: translation and rotation.
- gives us the energy of translation
- gives the energy of rotation, and we call this Enstrophy.