Published 1997
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Miscellaneous
Turbulence and quantum field theory
Description
We briefly review some attempts towards a field-theoretical comprehension of turbulence. After a discussion of basic phenomenological ideas, like the laminar-turbulent transition and the Kolmogrov's cascade picture of the inertial range, we introduce the fundamental set of Hopf's equations, describing the stationary statistical state of a turbulent fluid. The application of conformal field theory methods in two-dimensional turbulence is studied, as well as the computational of corrections due to realistic three-dimensional effects. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the 17. Brazilian national meeting on particles and fields
- Imprint Pagination
- 671 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 82-95
Conference
- Title
- 17. Brazilian national meeting on particles and fields
- Dates
- 2-6 Sep 1996
- Place
- Serra Negra, SP (Brazil)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Brazil
- Country of Input or Organization
- Brazil
- INIS RN
- 29048608
- Subject category
- S42: ENGINEERING; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- CHAPMAN-KOLMOGOROV EQUATION; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; LAMINAR FLOW; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STATISTICAL MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TURBULENCE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FLUID FLOW; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 61 refs., 1 tab.