Turbulence is generally regarded as a permanent feature of many fluid flows. That assumption is challenged by the claim that shear turbulence has a limited lifetime — albeit sometimes a very long one.
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Lathrop, D. Turbulence lost in transience. Nature 443, 36–37 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/443036a
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