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Some variational methods in the theory of turbulent diffusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

R. Phythian
R. Phythian
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University College of Swansea
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Abstract

It is shown that some variational methods of quantum mechanics can be re-formulated for application to the problem of the diffusion of marked particles in a fluid in random motion. As an example, a variational derivation of the Wiener-Hermite approximation procedure is given. The simplest such approxi- mation is examined and it is made plausible that it gives the exact form for both the one- and two-particle distribution functions in a certain limiting situation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 53 , Issue 3 , 13 June 1972 , pp. 469 - 480
Copyright
© 1972 Cambridge University Press

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