Anomalous scaling and structure instability in three-dimensional passive scalar turbulence

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作者
Chen, SY
Cao, NZ
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[1] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB, DIV THEORET, LOS ALAMOS, NM 87545 USA
[2] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB, CTR NONLINEAR STUDIES, LOS ALAMOS, NM 87545 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3459
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The anomalous scaling phenomena of three-dimensional passive scalar turbulence are studied using high resolution direct numerical simulation. The inertial range scaling exponents of the passive scalar increment and the scalar dissipation are obtained. The connection between the intermittency structure and the scaling exponent is examined and the structure instability of the high amplitude scalar dissipation is used to clarify previous experimental results for the scaling exponents.
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页码:3459 / 3462
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