On higher-order derivative ratios in turbulent flows

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Main Authors: Grujić, Zoran, Mohebujjaman, Muhammad
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Published: 2026
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author Grujić, Zoran
Mohebujjaman, Muhammad
author_facet Grujić, Zoran
Mohebujjaman, Muhammad
contents A computational study of higher-order derivative ratios on a time interval leading to the enstrophy peak is presented in the case of the 3D Taylor-Green vortex, a benchmark problem in the simulation of turbulent flows. The main finding is that the power law relating the ratios at time $t$ to $T^*-t$ where $T^*$ is the peak enstrophy time is of a form that allows the machinery of dynamic interpolation-sparseness to produce a lower bound on the radius of spatial analyticity sufficient to overcome an upper bound on the scale of sparseness of the super-level sets in view. As a consequence, the mechanism of turbulent dissipation engages via the harmonic measure maximum principle, furnishing a rigorous explanation for the subsequent slump of the enstrophy. This indicates that the higher-order derivative ratios -- which could be viewed as higher-order analogs of the classical Taylor and Kraichnan scales in turbulence phenomenology -- may be reasonable identifiers of the peak of the energy dissipation rate.
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spellingShingle On higher-order derivative ratios in turbulent flows
Grujić, Zoran
Mohebujjaman, Muhammad
Analysis of PDEs
Mathematical Physics
Fluid Dynamics
A computational study of higher-order derivative ratios on a time interval leading to the enstrophy peak is presented in the case of the 3D Taylor-Green vortex, a benchmark problem in the simulation of turbulent flows. The main finding is that the power law relating the ratios at time $t$ to $T^*-t$ where $T^*$ is the peak enstrophy time is of a form that allows the machinery of dynamic interpolation-sparseness to produce a lower bound on the radius of spatial analyticity sufficient to overcome an upper bound on the scale of sparseness of the super-level sets in view. As a consequence, the mechanism of turbulent dissipation engages via the harmonic measure maximum principle, furnishing a rigorous explanation for the subsequent slump of the enstrophy. This indicates that the higher-order derivative ratios -- which could be viewed as higher-order analogs of the classical Taylor and Kraichnan scales in turbulence phenomenology -- may be reasonable identifiers of the peak of the energy dissipation rate.
title On higher-order derivative ratios in turbulent flows
topic Analysis of PDEs
Mathematical Physics
Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.21501