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Vorticity alignment results for the 3D Euler and Navier-Stokes equations

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Fundamental Problematic Issues in Turbulence

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Preferential vorticity alignment is discussed theoretically for both the 3D Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. For the latter a rough theoretical picture is painted showing how approximate alignment can occur.

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  1. J. D. Gibbon
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  1. Institute of Hydromechanics and Water Resources Management, ETH Hönggerberg, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland

    Albert Gyr  & Wolfgang Kinzelbach  & 

  2. Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Arkady Tsinober

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Gibbon, J.D. (1999). Vorticity alignment results for the 3D Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. In: Gyr, A., Kinzelbach, W., Tsinober, A. (eds) Fundamental Problematic Issues in Turbulence. Trends in Mathematics. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8689-5_3

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