Geometric Aspects of the Interaction of Vorticity and Strain in Homogeneous Sheared Turbulence

Nomura, K. K.

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K. K. Nomura⁵

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The interaction of the vorticity vector ω and the rate-of-strain tensor S through vortex stretching is considered a primary mechanism in the generation and associated dynamics of the small scales in three-dimensional incompressible turbulence.

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University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
Tohru Nakano
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Nomura, K.K. (2001). Geometric Aspects of the Interaction of Vorticity and Strain in Homogeneous Sheared Turbulence. In: Kambe, T., Nakano, T., Miyauchi, T. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Geometry and Statistics of Turbulence. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9638-1_24

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