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Loop Equation in Turbulence

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-02-03 v2

Abstract

The incompressible fluid dynamics is reformulated as dynamics of closed loops CC in coordinate space. This formulation allows to derive explicit functional equation for the generating functional Ψ[C]\Psi[C] in inertial range of spatial scales, which allows the scaling solutions. The requirement of finite energy dissipation rate leads then to the Kolmogorov index. We find an exact steady solution of the loop equation in inertial range of the loop sizes. The generating functional decreases as \EXPA\EXP{-A^{\tt}} where A=CrdrA=\oint_C r \wedge dr is the area inside the loop. The pdf for the velocity circulation Γ\Gamma is Lorentzian, with the width ΓˉA\bar{\Gamma} \propto A^{\tt} .

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9303130,
  title  = {Loop Equation in Turbulence},
  author = {Alexander A. Migdal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9303130},
  year   = {2008}
}

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33 pages, 7 figures, LaTeX