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Self-Sustaining Mechanisms of Wall Turbulence

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Coherent Structures in Complex Systems

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A general description of the role of organized motions in wall-bounded turbulence is given, with an emphasis on self-sustaining mechanisms. In addition, some proposals are made regarding future directions of research.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 08544, Princeton, NJ, USA

    Alexander J. Smits

  2. NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Columbia University, 10025, New York, New York

    Carl Delo

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  1. Department de Física Fonamental, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 647, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    David Reguera  & José Miguel Rubí  & 

  2. Departamento de Matemáticas Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avenida de la Universidad 30, 28911, Leganés, Spain

    Luis López Bonilla

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Smits, A.J., Delo, C. (2001). Self-Sustaining Mechanisms of Wall Turbulence. In: Reguera, D., Rubí, J.M., Bonilla, L.L. (eds) Coherent Structures in Complex Systems. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 567. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44698-2_2

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