Lowering dissipation bounds for turbulent shear flows using a smoothness constraint

DOI10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00431-XzbMath1115.76335OpenAlexW1964908920MaRDI QIDQ997672

R. R. Kerswell

Publication date: 7 August 2007

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0375-9601(00)00431-x

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Shear flows and turbulence (76F10)

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