Maximum entropy theory and the rapid relaxation of three-dimensional quasi-geostrophic turbulence

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 6 2, 2003, Pages 663091-6630918

  Schecter, David A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM ENTROPY STATE (MES); QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC TURBULENCE;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BUOYANCY; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; ERROR ANALYSIS; JETS; OPTIMIZATION; POISSON EQUATION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; VORTEX FLOW;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 1442330332     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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