On statistical equilibrium in helical fluid flows
The statistical mechanics of 3-D helical flows is re-examined for a continuum truncated at a top wavenumber. Based on the principle of equipartition of the flow enstrophy between helical modes, the emerging (i) energy spectrum law '–2' and (ii) formal mathematical analogy between...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2006-01-01
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Series: | Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
Online Access: | http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/13/161/2006/npg-13-161-2006.pdf |