Self-similar decay in the Kraichnan model of a passive scalar

DOI10.1023/A:1018675525647zbMATH Open1008.76028arXivchao-dyn/9910022MaRDI QIDQ1592971FDOQ1592971

Authors: Gregory Eyink, Jack Xin 

Publication date: 20 March 2003

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the two-point correlation function of a freely decaying scalar in Kraichnan's model of advection by a Gaussian random velocity field, stationary and white-noise in time but fractional Brownian in space with roughness exponent $0<zeta<2$, appropriate to the inertial-convective range of the scalar. We find all self-similar solutions, by transforming the scaling equation to Kummer's equation. It is shown that only those scaling solutions with scalar energy decay exponent $aleq(d/gamma)+1$ are statistically realizable, where $d$ is space dimension and $gamma=2-zeta$. An infinite sequence of invariants $J_{e}ll,ell=0,1,2,\mathrm{...}$ is pointed out, where $J_0$ is Corrsin's integral invariant but the higher invariants appear to be new. We show that at least one of the first two invariants, $J_0$ or $J_1$, must be nonzero for realizable initial data. We classify initial data in long-time domains of attraction of the self-similar solutions, based upon these new invariants. Our results support a picture of ``two-scale decay with breakdown of self-similarity for a range of exponents $(d+gamma)/gamma<a<(d+2)/gamma,$ analogous to what has recently been found in decay of Burgers turbulence.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/chao-dyn/9910022

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zbMATH Keywords

self-similar solutionswhite noisetwo-point correlation functionKummer's equationscaling equationKraichnan's modelCorrsin's integral invariantenergy decay exponentfreely decaying scalarGaussian random velocity fieldinfinite sequence of invariants

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical turbulence modeling (76F55)

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