The statistical geometry of material loops in turbulence

Lukas Bentkamp; Theodore D. Drivas; Cristian C. Lalescu; Michael Wilczek

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29422-1

Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

The statistical geometry of material loops in turbulence

Lukas Bentkamp,
Theodore D. Drivas,
Cristian C. Lalescu,
Michael Wilczek

Affiliations

Lukas Bentkamp: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Theodore D. Drivas: Mathematics Department, Stony Brook University
Cristian C. Lalescu: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Michael Wilczek: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29422-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Turbulent flows are observed in atmosphere, ocean, and technology, with turbulent mixing due to stretching and folding of material elements. The authors analyze a geometric perspective of this process and uncover statistical properties of an ensemble of material loops in a turbulent environment.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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