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We present a new formulation of non-dissipative relativistic spin hydrodynamics that incorporates spin degrees of freedom into the divergence-type theory framework. Due to the divergence-type structure, it is straightforward to enforce…
We propose a thermodynamic form of the equation of motion for perfect fluids of grade n which generalizes the one given by J. Serrin in the case of perfectly compressible fluids. First integrals and circulation theorems are deduced and a…
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