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Correct Expression of Material Derivative in Continuum Physics

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01 March 2020

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02 March 2020

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Abstract
The material derivative is important in continuum physics. It shows that $\frac{d }{dt}=\frac{\partial }{\partial t}+(\bm v\cdot \bm \nabla)$ is a wrong expression. The correct expression $ \frac{d (:)}{dt}=\frac{\partial }{\partial t}(:)+\bm v\cdot [\bm \nabla (:)]$ is to be formulated.
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