The matter Lagrangian of an ideal fluid

Abstract

We show that the matter Lagrangian of an ideal fluid equals (up to a sign -depending on its definition and on the chosen signature of the metric) the total energy density of the fluid, i.e. rest energy density plus internal energy density.

5 pages, accepted for publication in: International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics (IJGMMP)

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