A theory of hydrodynamic turbulence based on non-equilibrium statistical mechanics

DOI10.1007/S10955-017-1914-8zbMATH Open1387.82045arXiv1707.02567OpenAlexW2735424800MaRDI QIDQ1703073FDOQ1703073

Authors: David Ruelle 

Publication date: 1 March 2018

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

Abstract: In earlier papers we have studied the turbulent flow exponents $zet{a}_p$, where $$ is the contribution to the fluid velocity at small scale $ell$. Using ideas of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics we have found ${\displaystyle }$ zeta_p={pover3}-{1overlnkappa}lnGamma({pover3}+1) ${\displaystyle }$ where $1/lnkappa$ is experimentally $approx0.32pm0.01$. The purpose of the present note is to propose a somewhat more physical derivation of the formula for $zet{a}_p$. We also present an estimate $approx100$ for the Reynolds number at the onset of turbulence.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1707.02567

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zbMATH Keywords

turbulenceintermittencynon-equilibrium statistical mechanicsKolmogorov-Obukhov theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory (82C35) Fundamentals of turbulence (76F02)

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