Minimal Surfaces Unveiled from the Statistics of Turbulent Circulation Fluctuations

Abstract

We discuss the surprising connection between turbulent circulation statistics and minimal surfaces, as recently established by Iyer et al. [Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 118(43), e2114679118 (2021)].

5 pages, 1 figure. Published as a Commentary in PNAS

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