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Equations of motion of a binary mixture (where virtual inertia effects due to diffusion have relevance) are derived from an Eulerian variational principle. The results are consistent with general axioms of the theory of mixtures.
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Dedicated to James Serrin on his sixtieth birthday
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Capriz, G., Giovine, P. On effects of virtual inertia during diffusion of a dispersed medium in a suspension. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 98, 115–122 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00251229
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00251229