Higher-order derivative correlations and the alignment of small-scale structures in isotropic numerical turbulence

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Publication:3714732

DOI10.1017/S0022112085001136zbMath0587.76080MaRDI QIDQ3714732

Robert M. Kerr

Publication date: 1985

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)




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