Аннотация:The Euler and Navier-Stokes equations, which describe flow of fluids and gases, possess solutions of two types, namely, the solutions that are not functions (they depends not only on the variables) and the solutions that are discrete functions. The solutions of the first type describe a non-equilibrium state of a gas dynamic system. And the solutions of the second type describe a locally-equilibrium state of a gas dynamic system. The transition from the solutions of the first type to ones of the second type describe a transition of gas dynamic system from a non-equilibrium state to a locally-equilibrium state, and this process is accompanied by emergence of vorticity or turbulence.