3-D perturbations in conformal turbulence

Aug, 1995
24 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.A 54 (1996) 1550
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Report number:
  • PUPT-1554

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Abstract:
The effects of three-dimensional perturbations in two-dimensional turbulence are investigated, through a conformal field theory approach. We compute scaling exponents for the energy spectra of enstrophy and energy cascades, in a strong coupling limit, and compare them to the values found in recent experiments. The extension of unperturbed conformal turbulence to the present situation is performed by means of a simple physical picture in which the existence of small scale random forces is closely related to deviations of the exact two-dimensional fluid motion.