Characteristics of two-dimensional turbulence that self-organizes into vortex crystals

Authors
Jin, DZ Dubin, DHE
Citation
Dz. Jin et Dhe. Dubin, Characteristics of two-dimensional turbulence that self-organizes into vortex crystals, PHYS REV L, 84(7), 2000, pp. 1443-1446
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1443 - 1446
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20000214)84:7<1443:COTTTS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Experiments have found that freely relaxing turbulence in inviscid, incompr essible two-dimensional Euler flows can self-organize into ordered structur es-vortex crystals-in which a number N-c similar to 2-20 of strong Vortices form stable; rigidly rotating patterns in a low vorticity background. Ln t his paper we show that N-c can be roughly predicted from properties of the flows in the early stage of the turbulent relaxation.