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Intermittency

(Random Cascade Models, Multifractality and large Deviations)

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Turbulence

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This is not meant to be a self-contained exposition on intermittency and multifractality in fully developed turbulence. For such matters, the reader is referred to Mandelbrot (1974)[15], Monin and Yaglom (1975)[21], Frisch, Sulem and Nelkin (1978)[11], Meneveau and Sreenivasan (1991)[20], Frisch (1991)[9], Aurell et al. (1992)[2] and references therein. A detailed exposition will be found in the forthcoming book by Frisch (1995)[10]. Let us just make some brief preliminary remarks.

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Frisch, U. (1995). Intermittency. In: Tabeling, P., Cardoso, O. (eds) Turbulence. NATO ASI Series, vol 341. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2586-8_7

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