Landau–Hopf theory of turbulence

From Justapedia, unleashing the power of collective wisdom
Jump to navigation Jump to search

In physics, the Landau–Hopf theory of turbulence, named for Lev Landau and Eberhard Hopf, was until the mid-1970s,[clarification needed] the accepted theory of how a fluid flow becomes turbulent. It states that as a fluid flows faster, it develops more Fourier modes. At first, a few modes dominate, but under stronger conditions, it forces the modes to become power-law distributed as explained in Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence.

References

  • Landau, L. D. (1944). "К проблеме турбулентности" [On the problem of turbulence]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. 44: 339–342.
  • Hopf, E. (1948). "A mathematical example displaying the features of turbulence". Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics. 1 (4): 303–322. doi:10.1002/cpa.3160010401.


Stub icon

This fluid dynamics–related article is a stub. You can help Justapedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://justapedia.org/index.php?title=Landau–Hopf_theory_of_turbulence&oldid=1026693397"