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Turbulence Theory

In: Handbook of Geomathematics

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  • Steffen Schön

    (Institut für Erdmessung, Leibniz Universität Hannover)

  • Gaël Kermarrec

    (Institut für Erdmessung, Leibniz Universität Hannover)

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The word turbulence comes from late Latin “turbulentia” which means “full of commention.” It is defined as a “violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid” (Oxford Dictionary of English 2010). Thus, it is a process that dissipates or mixes. The antonyms are unity or homogeneity: they help us to understand more clearly what turbulence concretely means – turbulence mixes and disperses the medium in which it develops, and then it disappears once homogeneity returns.

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  • Steffen Schön & Gaël Kermarrec, 2015. "Turbulence Theory," Springer Books, in: Willi Freeden & M. Zuhair Nashed & Thomas Sonar (ed.), Handbook of Geomathematics, edition 2, pages 1297-1348, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-54551-1_77
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54551-1_77
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