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On the inverse energy transfer in rotating turbulence

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Rotating turbulence is an example of a three-dimensional system in which an inverse cascade of energy, from the small to the large scales, can be formed. While usually understood as a byproduct of the typical bidimensionalization of rotating flows, the role of the three-dimensional modes is not completely comprehended yet. In order to shed light on this issue, we performed direct numerical simulations of rotating turbulence where the 2D modes falling in the plane perpendicular to rotation are removed from the dynamical evolution. Our results show that while the two-dimensional modes are key to the formation of a stationary inverse cascade, the three-dimensional degrees of freedom play a non-trivial role in bringing energy to the larger scales also. Furthermore, we show that this backwards transfer of energy is carried out by the homochiral channels of the three-dimensional modes.

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    Michele Buzzicotti, Patricio Clark Di Leoni & Luca Biferale

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Buzzicotti, M., Clark Di Leoni, P. & Biferale, L. On the inverse energy transfer in rotating turbulence. Eur. Phys. J. E 41, 131 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2018-11742-4

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