2005/09/30 by Nigel Goldenfeld · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.stat-mech #nlin.CD
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.96.044503
arxiv created 2005/11/15 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
I present empirical evidence that turbulent flows are closely analogous to critical phenomena, from a reanalysis of friction factor measurements in rough pipes. The data collapse found here corresponds to Widom scaling near critical points, and implies that a full understanding of turbulence requires explicit accounting for boundary roughness.