Anomalous self-similarity in two-dimensional turbulence

dc.creatorBaroud, Charles N.
dc.creatorPlapp, Brendan B.
dc.creatorShe, Zhen-Su
dc.creatorSwinney, Harry L.
dc.date2001-04-18
dc.date2001-07-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:45:42Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:45:42Z
dc.descriptionOur velocity measurements on a quasi-two-dimensional turbulent flow in a rapidly rotating annulus yield an inverse cascade with E(k)~k^{-2} rather than the expected E(k)~k^{-5/3}. The probability distribution functions for longitudinal velocity differences, δ_v(r)=v(x+r)-v(x), are self-similar (scale independent) but strongly non-Gaussian, which suggests that the coherent vortices play a significant role. The structure functions, <[δ_v(r)]^p>~r^{ζ_p}, exhibit anomalous scaling: ζ_p=p/2 rather than ζ_p=p/3 as in the 1941 Kolmogorov theory.
dc.description11 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0104055
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0104055
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/84086
dc.subjectFluid Dynamics
dc.titleAnomalous self-similarity in two-dimensional turbulence
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