Intermittency in passive scalar advection
Statistical Mechanics
2009-10-31 v1 chao-dyn
Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
A Lagrangian method for the numerical simulation of the Kraichnan passive scalar model is introduced. The method is based on Monte--Carlo simulations of tracer trajectories, supplemented by a point-splitting procedure for coinciding points. Clean scaling behavior for scalar structure functions is observed. The scheme is exploited to investigate the dependence of scalar anomalies on the scaling exponent of the advecting velocity field. The three-dimensional fourth-order structure function is specifically considered.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9802192,
title = {Intermittency in passive scalar advection},
author = {U. Frisch and A. Mazzino and M. Vergassola},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9802192},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 5 figures