Transport theorem, final integral

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Homework Statement



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[itex]\frac{d}{dt}\int \rho r^{2}\phi dr = \int \rho r^{2}\frac{d\phi}{dr} dr[/itex]

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Fundamental theorem of calculus

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So I follow the derivation from the textbook and I think I get the rather sneaky rearrangement of the derivatives, but I do not see how
[itex]\int \rho r^{2}\frac{d\phi}{dt} dr = \int \rho r^{2}\left(\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial t}+v\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial r}\right)dr[/itex]

Note: Integrals are evaluated from a to b, and v(x,t) = dx/dt (e.g. da/dt = v(a,t))
 
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What do the variables depend on? I don't see any problem with the line given a t and r dependence in phi. What subject is this in? Care to share some more problem details?
 
Sorry, I thought it was something standard. It is a mechanics course.

t-time, r - radius, [itex]\rho (r,t)[/itex] is density, [itex]\phi (r,t)[/itex] is an arbitrary differentiable function, a=a(t), b=b(t)

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Nevermind, it is simply using the definition of the total derivative. That's all there is to it...
 
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