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Models of the Aether.
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Comparing this equation with that which determines the value of Q, we have

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or substituting for ,

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The isotropy with respect to x and z gives the equation

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But by integration by parts we obtain the equation

;

and by the condition of incompressibility the second member may be written

   or    [errata 1];

So we have

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On account of the isotropy, we may write 1/3 for

;

so ; and, therefore,

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The deviation from isotropy shown by this equation is very small, because of the smallness of f(y,t)/∂y. The equation is therefore not restricted to the initial values of the two members,

  1. Correction: should be amended to