Holographic Turbulence and the Fractal Dimension of the Turbulent Horizon

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Main Authors: Du, Jia, Tian, Yu, Zhang, Hongbao
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author Du, Jia
Tian, Yu
Zhang, Hongbao
author_facet Du, Jia
Tian, Yu
Zhang, Hongbao
contents We study two-dimensional turbulence driven by a scalar operator within the framework of the AdS/CFT correspondence, where the external driving source is used to sustain a quasi-steady turbulent state. We numerically construct dynamical and spatially inhomogeneous turbulent black holes in the asymptotically $\mathrm{AdS}_4$ spacetime by solving the full nonlinear equations of motion in the Bondi-Sachs formalism. The inverse energy cascade and the corresponding energy spectrum of both decaying and driven turbulence are analyzed. The scalar driving leads to a compressible energy dominated flow, and the corresponding scaling power laws agree well with previous simulations of two-dimensional turbulence in compressible fluids. Furthermore, we take a direct estimate of the fractal structure of the turbulent black hole, obtaining a fractal dimension $D\approx2.65$, which matches the result from simulating the boundary conformal fluid.
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spellingShingle Holographic Turbulence and the Fractal Dimension of the Turbulent Horizon
Du, Jia
Tian, Yu
Zhang, Hongbao
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We study two-dimensional turbulence driven by a scalar operator within the framework of the AdS/CFT correspondence, where the external driving source is used to sustain a quasi-steady turbulent state. We numerically construct dynamical and spatially inhomogeneous turbulent black holes in the asymptotically $\mathrm{AdS}_4$ spacetime by solving the full nonlinear equations of motion in the Bondi-Sachs formalism. The inverse energy cascade and the corresponding energy spectrum of both decaying and driven turbulence are analyzed. The scalar driving leads to a compressible energy dominated flow, and the corresponding scaling power laws agree well with previous simulations of two-dimensional turbulence in compressible fluids. Furthermore, we take a direct estimate of the fractal structure of the turbulent black hole, obtaining a fractal dimension $D\approx2.65$, which matches the result from simulating the boundary conformal fluid.
title Holographic Turbulence and the Fractal Dimension of the Turbulent Horizon
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12198