Saturday, 26 December 2015

What is the symmetry associated with the local particle number conservation law for fluid?


According to Noether's theorem, every continuous symmetry (of the action) yields a conservation law.


In fluid, there is a local particle number conservation law, which is $$\partial{\rho}/\partial{t}+\nabla \cdot \vec{j} ~=~0,$$ where $\rho$ and $\vec{j}$ is the density and current respectively. I just wonder is there any symmetry associated with this conservation law?




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