Closure Approximations for Passive Scalar Turbulence: A Comparative Study on an Exactly Solvable Model with Complex Features

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 565-679

  Kramer, Peter R ^a   Majda, Andrew J ^b   Vanden Eijnden, Eric ^b  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Closure approximations; Direct interaction approximation; Intermittency; Passive scalar turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037234415     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022837913026     Document Type: Article

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