Topological Entropy of Two Dimensional Turbulence

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Main Authors: Manoharan, Amal, Subramanian, Sai, Joy, Ashwin
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Published: 2024
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author Manoharan, Amal
Subramanian, Sai
Joy, Ashwin
author_facet Manoharan, Amal
Subramanian, Sai
Joy, Ashwin
contents Deformation of material lines drives transport and dissipation in many industrial and natural flows. Here we report an exact Eulerian formula for the stretching rate of a material line, also known as the topological entropy, in a prototype two-dimensional fluid. The only requirement is a distribution of eigenvalues of the strain rate tensor and their decorrelation time. This eliminates the need for Lagrangian tracking in experimental turbulence where particle trajectories are entangled, and thus poorly resolved. Numerical simulations reveal an excellent agreement between our Eulerian estimate and the stretching rate of a Lagrangian material line, over a wide range of Reynolds number.
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Manoharan, Amal
Subramanian, Sai
Joy, Ashwin
Fluid Dynamics
Deformation of material lines drives transport and dissipation in many industrial and natural flows. Here we report an exact Eulerian formula for the stretching rate of a material line, also known as the topological entropy, in a prototype two-dimensional fluid. The only requirement is a distribution of eigenvalues of the strain rate tensor and their decorrelation time. This eliminates the need for Lagrangian tracking in experimental turbulence where particle trajectories are entangled, and thus poorly resolved. Numerical simulations reveal an excellent agreement between our Eulerian estimate and the stretching rate of a Lagrangian material line, over a wide range of Reynolds number.
title Topological Entropy of Two Dimensional Turbulence
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.08996