TY - JOUR
T1 - Extreme fluctuations and the finite lifetime of the turbulent state
AU - Goldenfeld, Nigel
AU - Guttenberg, Nicholas
AU - Gioia, Gustavo
PY - 2010/3/23
Y1 - 2010/3/23
N2 - We argue that the transition to turbulence is controlled by large amplitude events that follow extreme distribution theory. The theory suggests an explanation for recent observations of the turbulent state lifetime which exhibit superexponential scaling behavior with Reynolds number.
AB - We argue that the transition to turbulence is controlled by large amplitude events that follow extreme distribution theory. The theory suggests an explanation for recent observations of the turbulent state lifetime which exhibit superexponential scaling behavior with Reynolds number.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.81.035304
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.81.035304
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77950171218
SN - 1539-3755
VL - 81
JO - Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
JF - Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
IS - 3
M1 - 035304
ER -