arXiv · nlin/0306016
Noise Correlations in Shear Flows
Abstract
We consider the effects of a shear on velocity fluctuations in a flow. The shear gives rise to a transient amplification that not only influences the amplitude of perturbations but also their time correlations. We show that, in the presence of white noise, time correlations of transversal velocity components are exponential and that correlations of the longitudinal components are exponential with an algebraic prefactor. Cross correlations between transversal and downstream components are strongly asymmetric and provide a clear indication of non-normal amplification. We suggest experimental tests of our predictions.
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Bruno Eckhardt, Rahul Pandit. 2003-06-11. Noise Correlations in Shear Flows. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb%2Fe2003-00178-3
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