Instanton for random advection

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Abstract

A path integral over trajectories of 2n fluid particles is identified with a 2nth order correlation function of a passive scalar convected by d-dimensional short-correlated multiscale incompressible random velocity flow. Strong intermittency of the scalar is described by means of an instanton calculus (saddle point plus fluctuations about it) in the path integral at n≫:d. The anomalous scaling exponent of the 2nth scalar's structural function is found analytically.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2722-2735
Number of pages14
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
Volume55
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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