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    Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Jun 13;100(23):234504. Epub 2008 Jun 13.

    Observation of wave turbulence in vibrating plates.

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    Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, CNRS/ENS/Paris 6/Paris 7, Paris Cedex 5, France.

    Abstract

    The nonlinear interaction of waves in a driven medium may lead to wave turbulence, a state such that energy is transferred from large to small length scales. Here, wave turbulence is observed in experiments on a vibrating plate. The frequency power spectra of the normal velocity of the plate may be rescaled on a single curve, with power-law behaviors that are incompatible with the weak turbulence theory of Düring et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 025503 (2006)10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.025503]. Alternative scenarios are suggested to account for this discrepancy -- in particular the occurrence of wave breaking at high frequencies. Finally, the statistics of velocity increments do not display an intermittent behavior.

    PMID:
    18643508
    [PubMed]

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