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On the basis of the kinetic approach presented in earlier contributions, turbulence is studied as an outcome of a breakdown of local equilibrium. It is shown that imposition of suitable conditions on the higher order correlation functions reproduces turbulent flow on a macroscopic scale.
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Srinivasan, S.K. Theory of turbulence. Z. Physik 205, 221–225 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01326246
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01326246