Derivation of maximum entropy principles in two-dimensional turbulence via large deviations

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 1235-1278

  Boucher, Christopher ^a   Ellis, Richard S ^b   Turkington, Bruce ^b  

^a ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid turbulence; Large deviation principles; Statistical equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034339675     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018671813486     Document Type: Article

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