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For irrotational flows (cf. Kelvin's theorem:)

This will be outside the boundary layers and wakes. Function
is
called the velocity potential. The flow is called
potential flow or irrotational.
Two-dimensional potential flow:

Exercise:
For ideal stagnation point flow (u,v)= a(x,-y),

- Does the velocity potential exist?
- If so, what is
?

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