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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
In effect, we have simply made the coordinate $$\va{r}$$ dependent on time,
and have specifically chosen the time-dependence to track the parcel.
-The net evolution of $$f$$ is then its "true" (i.e. non-partial) derivative with respect to $$t$$,
+The evolution of $$f$$ is then its derivative with respect to $$t$$,
allowing us to apply the chain rule:
$$\begin{aligned}
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
Note that $$\va{v} = \va{v}(\va{r}, t)$$,
that is, the velocity can change with time ($$t$$-dependence),
and depends on which parcel we track ($$\va{r}$$-dependence).
-
-Of course, the parcel is in our imagination:
-$$\va{r}$$ does not really depend on $$t$$;
-after all, we are dealing with a continuum.
-Nevertheless, the right-hand side of the equation is very useful,
+This result is very useful for fluid dynamics,
and is known as the **material derivative** or **comoving derivative**:
$$\begin{aligned}
@@ -76,7 +72,7 @@ The first term is called the **local rate of change**,
and the second is the **advective rate of change**.
In effect, the latter moves the frame of reference along with the material,
so that we can find the evolution of $$f$$
-without needing to worry about the continuum's motion.
+without needing to explicitly account for the continuum's motion.
That was for a scalar field $$f(\va{r}, t)$$,
but in fact the definition also works for vector fields $$\va{U}(\va{r}, t)$$: