enstrophy
Definitions
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- noun A measure of the kinetic energy of a fluid as a result of turbulence.
Examples
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That is, the small scales are just a sink of energy or enstrophy, and contribute nothing else in those cases.
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I wish that I could make a career claiming that I do not have the dynamical PDE system accurately approximated, that I do not have the correct spectrum physical decay of enstrophy, and that I do not have the right forcing, but I have the right answer.
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If the turbulence is not properly resolved, the model will blow up because of an accumulation of energy at the highest waves due to the unresolved cascade of enstrophy.
Note
The word 'enstrophy' comes in part from a Greek root meaning 'rotation'.
