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By definition, all molecules of a homogeneous fluid are identical in the absence of phase coexistence, phase separation, or any other unusual behavior. However, molecular number density variations responsible for fluid density inhomogeneities are allowed. Thus, a homogeneous fluid is not necessarily a uniform-density fluid.
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Pozrikidis, C. (2019). Homogeneous Fluids. In: Transport Processes Primer. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9909-5_1
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