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Turbulence spectrum in the range of high wave numbers

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This paper deals with the asymptotic behavior of the spectral function when the wave number increases infinitely. The feasibility of using the results of this analysis in a study of the final time period during which a turbulence degenerates is also discussed.

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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 4, pp. 63–71, July–August 1971.

The author extends his gratitude to A. Z. Patashinskii for having stated the problem and for the valuable suggestions.

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Kuz'min, G.A. Turbulence spectrum in the range of high wave numbers. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 12, 539–545 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00851858

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