Normal and anomalous scaling of the fourth-order correlation function of a randomly advected passive scalar

M. Chertkov, G. Falkovich, I. Kolokolov, V. Lebedev

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Abstract

For a -function-correlated velocity field, simultaneous correlation functions of a passive scalar satisfy closed equations. We analyze the equation for the four-point function. To describe a solution completely, one has to solve the matching problems at the scale of the source and at the diffusion scale. We solve both the matching problems and thus find the dependence of the four-point correlation function on the diffusion and pumping scale for large space dimensionality d. It is shown that anomalous scaling appears in the first order of 1/d perturbation theory. Anomalous dimensions are found analytically both for the scalar field and for its derivatives, in particular, for the dissipation field.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4924-4941
Number of pages18
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume52
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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