Published July 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Extended self-similarity in turbulent flows

  • 1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma ''Tor Vergata'' via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133, Roma (Italy)
  • 2. Ecole Normale Superieure-Lyon, 46 Allee d'Italie, 69364 Lyon (France)
  • 3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Sezione di Pisa, S. Piero a Grado, 50100 Pisa (Italy)
  • 4. IBM European Center for Scientific and Engineering Computing, via Oceano Pacifico, 00100 Roma (Italy)

Description

We report on the existence of a hitherto undetected form of self-similarity, which we call extended self-similarity (ESS). ESS holds at high as well as at low Reynolds number, and it is characterized by the same scaling exponents of the velocity differences of fully developed turbulence

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. R29-R32.
ISSN
1063-651X
CODEN
PLEEE8