General fluids

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A general fluid has pressure p [ random velocities ] and viscosity  [ interaction between particles ]. has the same interpretion as for dust except that and need no longer be zero in the MCRF. In particular represents heat conduction  and represents the stress forces  between adjacent fluid elements [ i'th component of force per area across a surface of constant ].