Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The swinging of the leather ball in cricket can be explained through -

  1. Poissons Ratio

  2. Navier-Stokes

  3. Bernoulli's equation

  4. Euler equations
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Explanation

Cricket ball swing is caused by pressure difference on the two sides of the ball due to asymmetric airflow over the seam. Bernoulli's equation explains how faster-moving air creates lower pressure, causing the ball to swing toward the side with higher pressure. Navier-Stokes and Euler equations govern fluid flow but are unnecessarily complex for this phenomenon.

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