Matter is modelled as a continuous medium so that fields like density, stress, and velocity are well-defined at every point. Valid when characteristic lengths of interest greatly exceed inter-particle spacing — the Knudsen number Kn = λ/L…
Matter is modelled as a continuous medium so that fields like density, stress, and velocity are well-defined at every point. Valid when characteristic lengths of interest greatly exceed inter-particle spacing — the Knudsen number Kn = λ/L…