For an incompressible fluid, the density ρ is constant, so ∂ρ/∂t = 0. This simplifies the equation of continuity to ∇ · (ρu) = 0. Since ρ is constant, it can be factored out of the divergence, giving ρ ∇ · u = 0. Since ρ ≠ 0 for a fluid, we can divide both sides
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