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Simplified models for turbulent diffusion : theory, numerical modelling, and physical phenomena

Andrew J. Majda, +1 more
- 01 Jun 1999 - 
- Vol. 314, Iss: 4, pp 237-574
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In this paper, simple mathematical models for the turbulent diffusion of a passive scalar field are developed with an emphasis on the symbiotic interaction between rigorous mathematical theory (including exact solutions), physical intuition, and numerical simulations.
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This article is published in Physics Reports.The article was published on 1999-06-01. It has received 511 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Scalar field & Turbulent diffusion.

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