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A principle of maximum entropy for the Navier–Stokes equations

Abstract:
A principle of maximum entropy is proposed in the context of viscous incompressible flow in Eulerian coordinates. The relative entropy functional, defined over the space of L2 divergence-free velocity fields, is maximized relative to alternate measures supported over the energy–enstrophy surface. Since thermodynamic equilibrium distributions are characterized by maximum entropy, connections are drawn with stationary statistical solutions of the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations. Special emphasis is on the correspondence with the final statistics described by Kolmogorov's theory of fully developed turbulence.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.physd.2024.134274

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Mathematical Institute
Oxford college:
Keble College
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ORCID:
0000-0001-5146-3839


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Funder identifier:
https://ror.org/0439y7842
Grant:
EP/L015811/1
EP/V008854/1
EP/V051121/1


Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena More from this journal
Volume:
467
Article number:
134274
Publication date:
2024-07-01
Acceptance date:
2024-06-21
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EISSN:
1872-8022
ISSN:
0167-2789


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English
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2012655
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pubs:2012655
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2024-10-12
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