Abstract
The exact solution for the drag on a sphere moving in an arbitrary manner along a rectilinear path in an otherwise-still elastico-viscous fluid of infinite extent is presented. The Fourier transform technique is used to derive the solution. This technique is based on the fact that drag on an accelerating body can be obtained by integrating the drag on an oscillating body over all possible frequencies. The solution is also expressed in terms of infinite series which is suitable for numerical evaluation of the drag. The solution for the drag on a sphere suddenly brought to uniform motion is presented as an example of this study.
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