Universal Velocity Profile for Coherent Vortices in Two-Dimensional Turbulence

Details Universal Velocity Profile for Coherent Vortices in Two-Dimensional Turbulence Universal Velocity Profile for Coherent Vortices in Two-Dimensional Turbulence

2009-09-08

arxiv.org/abs/0909.1575v2

Nonlinear Sciences

Chaotic Dynamics

4 pages, 1 figure

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Two-dimensional turbulence generated in a finite box produces large-scale coherent vortices coexisting with small-scale fluctuations. We present a rigorous theory explaining the $\eta=1/4$ scaling in the $V\propto r^{-\eta}$ law of the velocity spatial profile within a vortex, where $r$ is the distance from the vortex center. This scaling, consistent with earlier numerical and laboratory measurements, is universal in its independence of details of the small-scale injection of turbulent fluctuations and details of the shape of the box.

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