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Does multifractal theory of turbulence have logarithms in the scaling relations?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2005

U. FRISCH ,
M. MARTINS AFONSO ,
A. MAZZINO  and
V. YAKHOT
U. FRISCH
Affiliation:
CNRS, Lab. Cassiopée, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, B.P. 4229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
M. MARTINS AFONSO
Affiliation:
INFM – Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
A. MAZZINO
Affiliation:
INFM – Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
V. YAKHOT
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 02215 Boston, USA
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Abstract

The multifractal theory of turbulence uses a saddle-point evaluation in determining the power-law behaviour of structure functions. Without suitable precautions, this could lead to the presence of logarithmic corrections, thereby violating known exact relations such as the four-fifths law. Using the theory of large deviations applied to the random multiplicative model of turbulence and calculating subdominant terms, we explain here why such corrections cannot be present.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 542 , 10 November 2005 , pp. 97 - 103
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© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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