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Why would the shear stress be considered as the momentum flux.

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Answer:

A fluid flowing along a flat plate will stick to it at the point of contact

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and this is known as the no-slip condition. ... This is the precise reason why shear stress in a fluid can also be interpreted as the flux of momentum.