Random walks, random flows, and enhanced diffusivity in advection-diffusion equations (Q423836)

The author studies the phenomenon of enhanced diffusivity, introduced by G. I. Taylor, for a class of advection-diffusion equations, modeling, for example, the spread of an ink drop in a fluid engaged in Poiseuille flow. He considers such flow in a pipe of general cross section and computes variances and covariances of certain random flows associated with the advection-diffusion. He examines both long-time behavior, including a central limit theorem, and short-time asymptotics.