Extreme fluctuations and the finite lifetime of the turbulent state
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⚛️ physics.flu-dyn
nlin.CD
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extremelifetimestatetheoryturbulentamplitudearguebehaviour
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We argue that the transition to turbulence is controlled by large amplitude events that follow extreme distribution theory. The theory suggests an explanation for recent observations of the turbulent state lifetime which exhibit super-exponential scaling behaviour with Reynolds number.
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