Stokes drag of oscillation sphere

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The discussion centers on the analysis of Stokes drag on an oscillating sphere in a viscous fluid, specifically addressing the velocity equations defined by Landau. The sphere's velocity is expressed as u=u_0*e^{-iwt}, while the fluid's velocity is given by v=e^{iwt}*F, with F being a spatial vector. The boundary condition requires that the velocities match at the sphere's surface, |x|=R. The inquiry raised concerns the absence of an additional periodic force in the non-inertial frame, which was resolved by applying the Navier-Stokes equations with the sphere's velocity incorporated.

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If we consider a sphere oscillates in viscous fluid with frequency w,
then sphere has velocity u=u_0*e^{-iwt}

In Laudau's book, he defined the velocity of fluid is:
v=e^{iwt}*F
where F is a vector with only spatial variable involved.
The boundary condition then becomes u=v at |x|=R,
where R is radius of sphere and origin is center of sphere.

My question is that this is a non-inertial frame, but Landau didn't introduce any
extra periodic force. Why is this true? Thank you!
 
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I figured it out.
First, use non-inertial frame, write down the NS equation with velocity w.
Then let u=w+u_0
where u_0 is velocity of sphere.
 

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