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The problem of the relation between turbulence and rarefied gasdynamics is considered, with particular attention to recent computer experiments on rarefied gases that seem to exhibit, in addition to the onset of physical instabilities, also features of transition to chaotic bulk motion.
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Cercignani, C. (1994). Turbulence and rarefied gasdynamics. In: Schnerr, G.H., Bohning, R., Frank, W., Bühler, K. (eds) Fluid- and Gasdynamics. Acta Mechanica, vol 4. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9310-5_5
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