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Have we figured out how to analyze turbulent fluids?
I was surprised to read that we don't know how to analyze turbulent fluids. On page 3-9 of The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Volume One), Feynman writes:
Finally, there is a physical problem that ...
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Occurrence of turbulences in Fluid Dynamics from the equations of motion?
How can it be shown that turbulences occur in Fluid Dynamics?
I think poeple imply that they develope because of the $\text{rot}$ terms in the equations of motion, i.e. the Navier-Stokes equations, ...
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The equipartition theorem in momentum space
Motivated by the answers to this question on turbulence, I'm interested in an explanation and/or derivation/reference of the equipartition theorem in momentum space. To formulate it as a question:
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What does the quantification of causes and effect look like, for clouds in offshore wind turbine wakes?
At Horns Rev windfarm off the coast of Denmark, sometimes in winter, clouds appears in the wake of the turbines. I've only seen photos of the phenomenon when the wind direction is exactly aligned with ...
