Continuity equation in Lagrangian coordinates

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From the Eulerian form of the continuity equation, where x is the Eulerian coordinate:

[itex]\frac {\partial \rho}{ \partial t } + u \frac {\partial \rho}{\partial x} + \rho \frac { \partial u}{\partial x} = 0[/itex]

The incremental change in mass is, where m is the Lagrangian coordinate:

[itex]dm = \rho dx[/itex]

The specific volume is:

[itex]V = \frac{1}{\rho}[/itex]

How does one get the final form of the continuity equation in Lagrangian coordinates as follows:

[itex]\frac{\partial V}{\partial t} = \frac{\partial u}{\partial m}[/itex]
 
$$\rho (t,\xi)\mathrm{det}\,\Big(\frac{\partial \xi}{\partial\hat \xi}\Big)=\hat\rho(\hat\xi),$$ here ##\hat \xi## are the Lagrangian coordinates in the initial moment ##t=0## and ##\xi=\xi(t,\hat\xi)## are the current Lagrangian coordinates; ##\hat\rho## is the initial desity and ##\rho (t,\xi)=\hat\rho(\xi(t, \hat\xi))## is the current density