School of Mathematics School of Mathematics
Course 343 - Introduction to Kolmogorov's Theory of Turbulence 2002-03 (SS Theoretical Physics, M.Sc. Students)
Lecturer: Professor Siddhartha Sen
Requirements/prerequisites:
Duration: 1 term
Number of lectures per week: 2
Assessment:
End-of-year Examination: One 1.5 hour examination at end of course.

Description:

Features of turbulent flows, general energy and balance results, derived from the Navier Stokes equations. Inertial range and dissipative range. Stochastic ideas and their use to derive a scale by scale energy balance equation and to justify a cascade picture of energy flow. Kolmogorov's scaling law, other scaling laresults and their implications. Validity of Kolmogorov's result on very general grounds.

Apr 10, 2003


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