Extended Self-Similarity in Turbulent Systems: an Analytically Soluble Example
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2009-10-28 v1 Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
In turbulent flows the 'th order structure functions scale like when is in the "inertial range". Extended Self-Similarity refers to the substantial increase in the range of power law behaviour of when they are plotted as a function of or . 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 which can be solved and shown to exhibit extended self similarity. The phenomenon is understood by comparing the equations for to those for .
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