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This paper reports a new derivative in the Eulerian description in flat space-the generalized covariant derivative with respect to time. The following contents are included: (a) the restricted covariant derivative with respect to time for Eulerian component is defined; (b) the postulate of the covariant form invariability in time field is set up; (c) the generalized covariant derivative with respect to time for generalized Eulerian component is defined; (d) the algebraic structure of the generalized covariant derivative with respect to time is made clear; (e) the covariant differential transformation group in time filed is derived. These progresses reveal the covariant form invariability of Eulerian space and time.
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Project supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 11272175) and the Specialized Research Found for Doctoral Program of Higher Education (No. 20130002110044).
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Yin, Y. Generalized covariant derivative with respect to time in flat space (I): Eulerian description. Acta Mech. Solida Sin. 29, 345–358 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0894-9166(16)30238-5
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