Centering part of a line

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In the equation environment, the equation is centered, but the equation number is right-aligned. I would like to have, locally, a list of equations (think enumerate), where similarly the equations themselves are centered but the labels are not. Ideally they should be left-aligned but a bit indented. (I do not wish to do this with all equations, but just in a single place.)

This is how I would like it to look.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{parskip}
\begin{document}
    
The two following equations are equivalent:

    \-\hspace{3mm} 1) $\hspace{5cm} a=b$
    
    \-\hspace{3mm} 2) $\hspace{5cm} b=a\,.$
    
\end{document}

I've tried \begin{center} and \centering but they seem to need or create new lines/paragraphs. Being inside an enumerate environment might make things even harder, so perhaps I could do the listing and indentation manually. However, trying to do centering by adding horizontal space doesn't seem reasonable…

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You could use a \makebox to create your custom label without taking space and then use \hfill before and after your inline equation to center it:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{parskip}
\begin{document}
    
The two following equations are equivalent:

    \makebox[0pt][l]{\hspace{3mm} 1)} \hfill $a=b$ \hfill\mbox{}
    
\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] Left-align {align} environment

use it this way:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}

\begin{align}
u(x+\Delta x, t) &= u(x,t) +\frac{\partial u(x,t)}{\partial x}\Delta x +\frac{\partial u(x,t)}{\partial t}(t-t) + \frac12\frac{\partial^2 u(x,t)}{\partial x^2}(\Delta x)^2 \\
                 & \qquad + \frac{\partial^2u(x,t)}{\partial x\partial y}(t-t)(\Delta x)^2 + \frac12\frac{\partial u(x,t)}{\partial^2t}(t-t)^2 \\
                 & \qquad +(...)\Delta x^3 +(...)\Delta x^4 
\intertext{Seeing powers of t dropping in expansion around $x\pm\Delta x$}
u(x-\Delta x, t) &= u(x,t) -\frac{\partial u(x,t)}{\partial x}\Delta x +  \frac12\frac{\partial^2 u(x,t)}{\partial x^2}(\Delta x)^2 -(...)\Delta x^3 +(...)\Delta x^4\\
 & \left[\frac12\frac{\partial^2 u(x,t)}{\partial x^2}(\Delta x)^2+ \frac12\frac{\partial^2 u(x,t)}{\partial x^2}(\Delta x)^2\right] \\
 & = u(x-\Delta x, t) + u(x+\Delta x, t) - u(x,t) - u(x,t) + O(\Delta x^4)
\intertext{Odd powers of $\Delta x$ cancelling eachother}
  \frac{\partial^2 u(x,t)}{\partial x^2} &= \frac{u(x-\Delta x, t) + u(x+\Delta x, t) - 2u(x,t)}{\Delta x^2} + O(\Delta x^2)
\end{align}

\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] flush text on the left and centre equation of the same line (not working!)

Here are three possibilities; the first two are variants based on the flalign environment, with a different positioning of the equations w.r.t.the left margin text. The third possibility paves the texts aligned w.r.t. each other, at some distance from the equations. It's based on alignat:

\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt, default, numbered, print, index]{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}

\usepackage{eqparbox} \newcommand{\eqmathbox}2[M]{\eqmakebox[#1]{$\displaystyle#2$}}

\DeclareFontFamily{U}{mathx}{\hyphenchar\font45}
\DeclareFontShape{U}{mathx}{m}{n}{
<5><6><7><8><9><10>
<10.95><12><14.4><17.28><20.74><24.88>
mathx10
}{}
\DeclareSymbolFont{mathx}{U}{mathx}{m}{n}
\DeclareFontSubstitution{U}{mathx}{m}{n}
\DeclareMathAccent{\widebar}{0}{mathx}{"73}

\begin{document}

We can simplify our analysis by assuming the flow is inviscid ($\tau_{i,j}$ = 0), an ideal gas ($p = ρRT$), and calorically perfect ($c_p$, $c_v$ = constant). Thus, for a homogeneous, steady, uniform gas flow in a straight duct without heat conduction, the linearised governing equations can be written as:

\begin{subequations}
\begin{flalign}
\label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mass}
 & \rlap{Mass} & &\eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}\rho'}{Dt} + \bar{ρ}∇ · \boldsymbol{u}' = \mathbf{0}} & \\[0.8ex]
\label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mom}
 & \rlap{Momentum} & &\eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}\mathbf{u}'}{Dt} + \frac{1}{\bar{ρ}}
∇ p' = \mathbf{0}}
\end{flalign}
\end{subequations}

\begin{subequations}
\begin{flalign}
\label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mass}
 & \text{Mass} & & \frac{\widebar{D}\rho'}{Dt} + \bar{ρ}∇ · \boldsymbol{u}' = \mathbf{0} &\hspace{12em} \\[0.8ex]
\label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mom}
 & \text{Momentum} & & \frac{\widebar{D}\mathbf{u}'}{Dt} + \frac{1}{\bar{ρ}}
∇ p' = \mathbf{0}&&
\end{flalign}
\end{subequations}

\begin{subequations}
\begin{alignat}{2}
\label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mass}
 & \text{Mass} &\hspace{3em} &\frac{\widebar{D}\rho'}{Dt} + \bar{ρ}∇ · \boldsymbol{u}' = \mathbf{0} \\[0.8ex]
\label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mom}
 & \text{Momentum} & & \frac{\widebar{D}\mathbf{u}'}{Dt} + \frac{1}{\bar{ρ}}
∇ p' = \mathbf{0}
\end{alignat}
\end{subequations}

\end{document}

Edit: Here is how to adapt the first solution to the last version of the O.P.'s code (two variants):

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,default,numbered,print,index]{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{graphicx} % Required for the inclusion of images
\usepackage{setspace} % for use of \singlespacing and \doublespacing
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\usepackage{cite}
\usepackage[section]{placeins}
\usepackage{comment}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{esvect}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{soul}
\usepackage{bm}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{xparse}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\newcommand{\myeqlabel}[1]{\rlap{\bfseries#1}}
\usepackage{eqparbox}
\newcommand{\eqmathbox}[2][M]{\eqmakebox[#1]{$\displaystyle#2$}}

    \DeclareFontFamily{U}{mathx}{\hyphenchar\font45}
    \DeclareFontShape{U}{mathx}{m}{n}{
    <5><6><7><8><9><10>
    <10.95><12><14.4><17.28><20.74><24.88>
    mathx10
    }{}
    \DeclareSymbolFont{mathx}{U}{mathx}{m}{n}
    \DeclareFontSubstitution{U}{mathx}{m}{n}
    \DeclareMathAccent{\widebar}{0}{mathx}{"73}


\begin{document}

We can simplify our analysis by assuming the flow is inviscid ($\tau_{i,j} = 0$), an ideal gas ($p = \rho RT$), and calorically perfect ($c_p$, $c_v$ = constant). Thus, for a homogeneous, steady, uniform gas flow in a straight duct without heat conduction, the linearised governing equations can be written as:
\begin{subequations}
\begin{flalign}
& \myeqlabel{Mass} &&
    \eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}\rho'}{Dt} + \bar{\rho}\,\nabla\cdot\boldsymbol{u}'
            = \mathbf{0}} & \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mass}\\
& \myeqlabel{Momentum} &&
    \eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}\mathbf{u}'}{Dt} + \frac{1}{\bar{\rho}} \nabla p'
            = \mathbf{0}} & \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mom}\\
& \myeqlabel{Energy} && 
    \eqmathbox{c_p\frac{\widebar{D}}{Dt}(\bar{\rho}\,T' + \rho'\widebar{T}) + \nabla \cdot (\boldsymbol{u'}\bar{p} + \bar{\boldsymbol{u}}p')
            = \dot{q}'\bar{\rho} + \bar{\dot{q}}\rho' }& \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_energy}\\
& \myeqlabel{Entropy} && 
    \eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}s'}{Dt}
            = \frac{\dot{q}'}{\bar{\rho}\,\bar{T}}} & \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_entropy}\\
& \myeqlabel{Vorticity} &&
    \eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}\boldsymbol{\xi}'}{Dt}
            = \mathbf{0}} & \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_vorticity}
\end{flalign}
\end{subequations}
\begin{subequations}
\begin{flalign}
& \myeqlabel{Mass} &&
    \eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}\rho'}{Dt} + \bar{\rho}\,\nabla\cdot\boldsymbol{u}'
            = \mathbf{0}} & \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mass}\\
& \textbf{Momen\rlap{tum}} &&
    \eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}\mathbf{u}'}{Dt} + \frac{1}{\bar{\rho}} \nabla p'
            = \mathbf{0}} & \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_mom}\\
& \myeqlabel{Energy} &&
    \eqmathbox{c_p\frac{\widebar{D}}{Dt}(\bar{\rho}\,T' + \rho'\widebar{T}) + \nabla \cdot (\boldsymbol{u'}\bar{p} + \bar{\boldsymbol{u}}p')
            = \dot{q}'\bar{\rho} + \bar{\dot{q}}\rho' }& \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_energy}\\
& \myeqlabel{Entropy} &&
    \eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}s'}{Dt}
            = \frac{\dot{q}'}{\bar{\rho}\,\bar{T}}} & \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_entropy}\\
& \myeqlabel{Vorticity} &&
    \eqmathbox{\frac{\widebar{D}\boldsymbol{\xi}'}{Dt}
            = \mathbf{0}} & \label{eq:linear_EOM_vector_vorticity}
\end{flalign}
\end{subequations}

\end{document}

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