Single particle Lagrangian dispersion in Bolgiano turbulence

dc.creatorBistagnino, A.
dc.creatorBoffetta, G.
dc.creatorMazzino, A.
dc.date2006-10-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:49:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:49:47Z
dc.descriptionSingle-particle dispersion in the Bolgiano--Obukhov regime of two-dimensional turbulent convection is investigated. Unlike dispersion in a flow displaying the classical K41 phenomenology, here, the leading contribution to the Lagrangian velocity fluctuations is given by the largest eddies. This implies a linear behavior in time for a typical velocity fluctuation in the time interval $t$. The contribution to the Lagrangian velocity fluctuations of local eddies (i.e. with a characteristic time of order $t$), whose space/time scalings are ruled by the Bolgiano--Obukhov theory, is thus not detectable by standard Lagrangian statistical observables. To disentangle contributions arising from the large eddies from those of local eddies, a strategy based on exit-time statistics has successfully been exploited. Lagrangian velocity increments in Bolgiano convection thus provide a physically relevant example of signal with \emph{more than smooth} fluctuations.
dc.description4 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0610060
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0610060
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/144428
dc.subjectChaotic Dynamics
dc.subjectFluid Dynamics
dc.titleSingle particle Lagrangian dispersion in Bolgiano turbulence
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