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Turbulence: Scaling Exponents and Kolmogorov's Law

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This lecture explores the main results of Kolmogorov's theory on turbulence, focusing on the unique scaling exponents and the Kolmogorov 4/5-law. It delves into the hypotheses H1 and H2, discussing self-similarity at small scales and the finite dissipation limit.

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