Scaling Regimes of Active Turbulence with External Dissipation
Berta Martínez-Prat, Ricard Alert, Fanlong Meng, Jordi Ignés‐Mullol, Jean‐François Joanny, Jaume Casademunt, Ramin Golestanian, Francesc Sagués
Abstract
The energy spectrum of an active liquid-crystal film exhibits three scaling regimes with universal exponents---two predicted and one new---verifying long-held analogies of active turbulence to classical turbulence.
Topics & Concepts
ScalingDissipationTurbulencePhysicsReynolds numberWork (physics)Kinetic energyCrossoverTurbulence kinetic energyStatistical physicsK-omega turbulence modelScaling lawScale (ratio)ViscosityClassical mechanicsMechanicsGeometryThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceMicro and Nano RoboticsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationParticle Dynamics in Fluid Flows