Scale-invariance in three-dimensional isotropic turbulence: A paradox and its resolution

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  McComb, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38949194515     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/41/7/075501     Document Type: Article

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