Cascades and transitions in turbulent flows

A Alexakis, L Biferale - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Turbulent flows are characterized by the non-linear cascades of energy and other inviscid
invariants across a huge range of scales, from where they are injected to where they are …

Turbulence theories and statistical closure approaches

Y Zhou - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
When discussing research in physics and in science more generally, it is common to ascribe
equal importance to the three components of the scientific trinity: theoretical, experimental …

A maximum principle applied to quasi-geostrophic equations

A Córdoba, D Córdoba - Communications in mathematical physics, 2004 - Springer
We study the initial value problem for dissipative 2D Quasi-geostrophic equations proving
local existence, global results for small initial data in the super-critical case, decay of L p …

Motile dislocations knead odd crystals into whorls

ES Bililign, F Balboa Usabiaga, YA Ganan, A Poncet… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
The competition between thermal fluctuations and potential forces governs the stability of
matter in equilibrium, in particular the proliferation and annihilation of topological defects …

Observation of inertial energy cascade in interplanetary space plasma

L Sorriso-Valvo, R Marino, V Carbone, A Noullez… - Physical review …, 2007 - APS
Direct evidence for the presence of an inertial energy cascade, the most characteristic
signature of hydromagnetic turbulence (MHD), is observed in the solar wind by the Ulysses …

Weak inertial-wave turbulence theory

S Galtier - Physical Review E, 2003 - APS
A weak wave turbulence theory is established for incompressible fluids under rapid rotation
using a helicity decomposition, and the kinetic equations for energy E and helicity H are …

Structure and dynamics of rotating turbulence: a review of recent experimental and numerical results

FS Godeferd, F Moisy - Applied Mechanics Reviews, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Rotating turbulence is a fundamental phenomenon appearing in several geophysical and
industrial applications. Its study benefited from major advances in the recent years, but also …

Decaying grid-generated turbulence in a rotating tank

C Morize, F Moisy, M Rabaud - Physics of fluids, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
The decay of initially three-dimensional homogeneous turbulence in a rotating frame is
experimentally investigated. Turbulence is generated by rapidly towing a grid in a rotating …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental observation of steady inertial wave turbulence in deep rotating flows

E Yarom, E Sharon - Nature Physics, 2014 - nature.com
The theoretical framework that should be used for describing rotating turbulence,, is the
subject of an active debate. It was shown experimentally, and numerically, that the formalism …

[HTML][HTML] A data assimilation algorithm for the subcritical surface quasi-geostrophic equation

MS Jolly, VR Martinez, ES Titi - Advanced Nonlinear Studies, 2017 - degruyter.com
In this article, we prove that data assimilation by feedback nudging can be achieved for the
three-dimensional quasi-geostrophic equation in a simplified scenario using only large …