Three related proposals for a theoretical definition of turbulence
We pull together some developments in turbulence research to make three propositions: (1) when the steady-state solution of any transport equation produces multi-valued velocity fields, the system described is turbulent, (2) turbulent–laminar transitions are marked by the occurrence of a singularity in the derivative of velocity with respect to time, (3) the onset of turbulence in noble gases may be described quantum mechanically using the cell model of a gas, producing two testable laws describing the critical pressure of a turbulent gas.
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2009
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Authors: | Muriel, A. |
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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 388.2009, 4, p. 311-317
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Subject: | New theoretical definition of turbulence | Failure of continuum theory | Quantum model of turbulence |
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