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Turbulence without pressure in d dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v2 Astrophysics chao-dyn Soft Condensed Matter Chaotic Dynamics

Abstract

The randomly driven Navier-Stokes equation without pressure in d-dimensional space is considered as a model of strong turbulence in a compressible fluid. We derive a closed equation for the velocity-gradient probability density function. We find the asymptotics of this function for the case of the gradient velocity field (Burgers turbulence), and provide a numerical solution for the two-dimensional case. Application of these results to the velocity-difference probability density function is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9805100,
  title  = {Turbulence without pressure in d dimensions},
  author = {S. Boldyrev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9805100},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

latex, 5 pages, revised and enlarged

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