Chaotic Flows, 2011 Correlation Effects, Transport, and Structures Springer Series in Synergetics Series, Vol. 10

Part I Diffusion and Correlations.- Introduction.- Advection and Transport. the Langevin Equation and Transport.- Part II Lagrangian Description.- Lagrangian Description of Chaotic Flows.- Lagrangian Chaos.- Part III Phenomenological Models.- Correlation Effects and Transport Equations.- the Taylor Shear Dispersion.- Part IV Fractals and Anomalous Transport.- Fractal Objects and Scaling.- Random Shear Flows and Correlations.- Part V Structures and Nonlocal Effects.- Transport and Complex Structures.- Fractional Models of Anomalous Transport.- Part VI Isotropic Turbulence and Scaling.- Isotropic Turbulence and Spectra.- Turbulence and Scalar.- Relative Diffusion and Scaling.- Two Dimensional Turbulence and Transport.- Part VII Convection and Scaling.- Convection and the Rayleigh Number.- Convection and Turbulence.- Part VIII Structures and Complex Flow Topology.- Coherent Structures and Transport.- Flow Topology Reconstruction and Transport.- References.- Index.

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