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Lagrangian structure functions in fully-developed hydrodynamical turbulence

Fluid Dynamics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

The Lagrangian velocity structure functions in the inertial range of fully developed fluid turbulence are derived basing on the Navier-Stokes equations. For time τ\tau much smaller than the correlation time, the structure functions are shown to obey the scaling relations Kn(τ)τζnK_n(\tau)\propto \tau^{\zeta_n}. The scaling exponents ζn\zeta_n are calculated analytically. The obtained values are in amazing agreement with the unique experimental results of the Bodenschatz group \cite{Bod2}. New notion -- the Lagrangian position structure functions Rn(τ)R_n(\tau) is introduced. All the RnR_n of the order n>3n>3 are shown to have a universal scaling.

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@article{arxiv.0712.3944,
  title  = {Lagrangian structure functions in fully-developed hydrodynamical turbulence},
  author = {K. P. Zybin and V. A. Sirota and A. S. Ilyin and A. V. Gurevich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.3944},
  year   = {2009}
}
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