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d'alembert's paradox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
d'alem-bert's -para-dox
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The contradiction that, for incompressible and inviscid potential flow, the drag force is zero on a body moving with constant velocity relative to the fluid.

name

Alternative form of d'Alembert's paradox.

Etymology

Observed in 1752 by French mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert.

Synonyms

hydrodynamic paradox

Questions

What does d'alembert's paradox mean?
The contradiction that, for incompressible and inviscid potential flow, the drag force is zero on a body moving with constant velocity relative to the fluid.
Where does d'alembert's paradox come from?
Observed in 1752 by French mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert.

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