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OF a mass of fluid satisfying the condition of continuity and having a continuous velocity field, the mathematical theory of fluid motion postulates that fluid elements—line, surface, volume—not crossing a surface of discontinuity, of which there may be a finite number, maintain their identity and order of magnitude.
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LOW, A. Postulates of Hydrodynamics. Nature 121, 576 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121576b0
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