In shear flows subject to body forces, increasing forcing amplitude attenuates spatial coupling and makes the transition to turbulence discontinuous rather than continuous.
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Discontinuous transition to shear flow turbulence
In shear flows subject to body forces, increasing forcing amplitude attenuates spatial coupling and makes the transition to turbulence discontinuous rather than continuous.