Generalized statistical mechanics and fully developed turbulence

The statistical properties of fully developed hydrodynamic turbulence can be successfully described using methods from nonextensive statistical mechanics. The predicted probability densities and scaling exponents precisely coincide with what is measured in various turbulence experiments. As a dynamical basis for nonextensive behaviour we consider nonlinear Langevin equations with fluctuating friction forces, where Tsallis statistics can be proved rigorously.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Beck, Christian
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 306.2002, C, p. 189-198
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Non-extensive statistical mechanics \| Fully developed turbulence \| Fluctuating energy dissipation

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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