arXiv · nlin/0101013
Inverse statistics of smooth signals: the case of two dimensional turbulence
Abstract
The problem of inverse statistics (statistics of distances for which the signal fluctuations are larger than a certain threshold) in differentiable signals with power law spectrum, $E(k) \sim k^{-α}$, $3 \le α< 5$, is discussed. We show that for these signals, with random phases, exit-distance moments follow a bi-fractal distribution. We also investigate two dimensional turbulent flows in the direct cascade regime, which display a more complex behavior. We give numerical evidences that the inverse statistics of 2d turbulent flows is described by a multi-fractal probability distribution, i.e. the statistics of laminar events is not simply captured by the exponent $α$ characterizing the spectrum.
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L. Biferale, M. Cencini, A. Lanotte, D. Vergni, A. Vulpiani. 2001-09-04. Inverse statistics of smooth signals: the case of two dimensional turbulence. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.87.124501
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