Computations of equilibrium states in two-dimensional turbulence with conserved vorticity moments
A statistical equilibrium theory in two-dimensional turbulence is used to study the emergence of coherent structures. Macroscopic states are described by a local probability measure on the fluctuating vorticity field. The most probable macroscopic state is characterized by maximizing entropy subject...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1997
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9809345 |