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Shock statistics in higher-dimensional Burgers turbulence

Statistical Mechanics 2015-05-28 v1

Abstract

We conjecture the exact shock statistics in the inviscid decaying Burgers equation in D>1 dimensions, with a special class of correlated initial velocities, which reduce to Brownian for D=1. The prediction is based on a field-theory argument, and receives support from our numerical calculations. We find that, along any given direction, shocks sizes and locations are uncorrelated.

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@article{arxiv.1104.5048,
  title  = {Shock statistics in higher-dimensional Burgers turbulence},
  author = {Pierre Le Doussal and Alberto Rosso and Kay Jörg Wiese},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.5048},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 8 figures