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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

enstrophy  

Definition

  • Information n fluid dynamics, the enstrophy can be interpreted as another type of potential density; or, more concretely, the quantity directly related to the kinetic energy in the flow model that corresponds to dissipation effects in the fluid. It is particularly useful in the study of turbulent flows.

    Created: 6/26/25

     (en)

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Scope note

  • Total squared vorticity (en)

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