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 for 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 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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41 pages