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Let $(M,g)$ be a compact Riemann surface with unit area. We investigate the mean field equation for equilibrium turbulence: \begin{align} \begin{cases} -\Delta u = \rho_1\left(\frac{h_1e^{u}}{\int_Mh_1e^udv_g}-1\right) -…
We consider the two-dimensional mean field equation of the equilibrium turbulence with variable intensities and Dirichlet boundary condition on a pierced domain $$\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u=\lambda_1\dfrac{V_1 e^{u}}{…
We consider the following class of equations with exponential nonlinearities on a compact surface $M$: $$ - \Delta u = \rho_1 \left( \frac{h_1 \,e^{u}}{\int_M h_1 \,e^{u} } - \frac{1}{|M|} \right) - \rho_2 \left( \frac{h_2 \,e^{-u}}{\int_M…
We prove uniqueness of blow up solutions of the mean field equation as $\rho_n \rightarrow 8\pi m$, $m\in\mathbb{N}$. If $u_{n,1}$ and $u_{n,2}$ are two sequences of bubbling solutions with the same $\rho_n$ and the same (non degenerate)…
Presented here is a novel formulation of the mean-field dynamo as a modulational instability of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. This formulation, termed mean-field wave kinetics (MFWK), is based on the Weyl symbol calculus and allows…
We consider a class of variational equations with exponential nonlinearities on a compact Riemannian surface, describing the mean field equation of the equilibrium turbulance with arbitrarily signed vortices. For the first time, we consider…
Using Struwe's "monotonicity trick" and the recent blow-up analysis of Ohtsuka and Suzuki, we prove the existence of mountain pass solutions to a mean field equation arising in two-dimensional turbulence.
We consider the mean field equation: (1) \Delta u+\rho\frac{e^u}{\int_\Omega e^u}=0 & \hbox{in} \;\Omega, u=0 & \hbox{on}\;\partial\Omega, where $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ is an open and bounded domain of class $C^1$. In his 1992 paper,…
Mean-field-based Lagrangian framework is developed for the fluid turbulence theory. The space- time vector flow is naturally introduced from the mean velocity, which provides the Lagrangian picture based on the mean field in totally…
Tools of quantum and statistical field theories have been successfully ported to turbulence. Here, we review the key results of turbulence field theory. \textit{Equilibrium field theory} describes thermalized spectrally-truncated Euler…
The kinetic theory of soliton gases (SG) is used to develop a solvable model for wave-mean field interaction in integrable turbulence. The waves are stochastic soliton ensembles that scatter off a critically dense SG or soliton condensate…
We consider the fractional mean-field equation on the interval $I=(-1,1)$ $$(-\Delta)^\frac{1}{2} u=\rho\frac{e^{u}}{\int_{I}e^{u}dx},$$ subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions, and prove that existence holds if and only if $\rho <2\pi$.…
The understanding of some large energy, negative specific heat states in the Onsager description of 2D turbulence, seems to require the analysis of a subtle open problem about bubbling solutions of the mean field equation. Motivated by this…
We are concerned with an elliptic problem which describes a mean field equation of the equilibrium turbulence of vortices with variable intensities. In the first part of the paper we describe the blow-up phenomenon and highlight the…
We are concerned with a Liouville-type equation with exponential nonlinearities on a compact surface which describes the mean field equation of the equilibrium turbulence with arbitrarily signed vortices. We provide the first multiplicity…
Local shearing box simulations of stratified magneto rotational turbulence invariably exhibit cyclic field patterns which propagate away from the disc midplane. A common explanation for this is magnetic buoyancy. The recent analysis by Shi…
In this paper, we prove two existence results of solutions to mean field equations $$\Delta u+e^u=\rho\delta_0$$ and $$\Delta u=\lambda e^u(e^u-1)+4 \pi \sum_{j=1}^{M}{\delta_{p_j}}$$ on an arbitrary connected finite graph, where $\rho>0$…
Magnetorotational instability (MRI)-driven turbulence and dynamo phenomena are analyzed using direct statistical simulations. Our approach begins by developing a unified mean-field model that combines the traditionally decoupled problems of…
The possibility to derive an equation for the mean velocity field in turbulent flow by using classical statistical mechanics is investigated. An application of projection operator technique available in the literature is used for this…
A new conformal field theory description of two-dimensional turbulence is proposed. The recently established class of rational logarithmic conformal field theories provides a unique candidate solution which resolves many of the drawbacks of…