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Extended Self-Similarity in Turbulent Systems: an Analytically Soluble Example

chao-dyn 2009-10-28 v1 Chaotic Dynamics

Abstract

In turbulent flows the nn'th order structure functions Sn(R)S_n(R) scale like RζnR^{\zeta_n} when RR is in the "inertial range". Extended Self-Similarity refers to the substantial increase in the range of power law behaviour of Sn(R)S_n(R) when they are plotted as a function of S2(R)S_2(R) or S3(R)S_3(R). In this Letter we demonstrate this phenomenon analytically in the context of the ``multiscaling" turbulent advection of a passive scalar. This model gives rise to a series of differential equations for the structure functions Sn(R)S_n(R) which can be solved and shown to exhibit extended self similarity. The phenomenon is understood by comparing the equations for Sn(R)S_n(R) to those for Sn(S2)S_n(S_2).

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Cite

@article{arxiv.chao-dyn/9601002,
  title  = {Extended Self-Similarity in Turbulent Systems: an Analytically Soluble Example},
  author = {Daniel Segel and Victor L'vov and Itamar Procaccia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:chao-dyn/9601002},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Phys. Rev. Lett., submitted, RevTeX, 4 pages, two figures by request from Daniel Segel: daniel@dvir.weizmann.ac.il

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