Interface growth and Burgers turbulence: the problem of random initial conditions

Sergei E. Esipov, T. J. Newman

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    Abstract

    We study the relaxational dynamics of the deterministic Burgers equation, with random initial conditions, in an arbitrary spatial dimension d. In this paper we concentrate mainly on initial distributions relevant to interface growth rather than Burgers turbulence (although we shall present results for this system in d=1). By using an analytic approach, we are able to calculate both the short- and long-time forms for the kinetic energy of the fluid (or equivalently the roughness of the interface.) We find exponents describing the early-time behavior of the system.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1046-1050
    Number of pages5
    JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
    Volume48
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 1993

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