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The Obukhov--Corrsin spectrum of passive scalar turbulence through anomalous regularization

Analysis of PDEs 2025-12-03 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Probability

Abstract

The Obukhov--Corrsin spectrum predicts the distribution of Fourier mass for a passive scalar field advected by a "turbulent" velocity field with spatial regularity CxαC^\alpha_x for α(0,1)\alpha \in (0,1) and subject to a time-stationary forcing. We prove the Obukhov--Corrsin spectrum holds after summing over geometric annuli in Fourier space -- up to logarithmic corrections -- as a consequence of a sharp anomalous regularization result. We then prove this anomalous regularization for a broad class of Kraichnan-type models. The proof of anomalous regularization relies on a Fourier space p\ell^p energy equality and a weighted lattice Poincar\'e inequality.

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@article{arxiv.2512.02853,
  title  = {The Obukhov--Corrsin spectrum of passive scalar turbulence through anomalous regularization},
  author = {Keefer Rowan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.02853},
  year   = {2025}
}

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