Two-dimensional turbulence with local interactions: statistics of the condensate
arXiv:2305.01574 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.224003
Abstract
Two-dimensional turbulence self-organizes through a process of energy accumulation at large scales, forming a coherent flow termed a condensate. We study the condensate in a model with local dynamics, the large-scale quasi-geostrophic equation, observed here for the first time. We obtain analytical results for the mean flow and the two-point, second-order correlation functions, and validate them numerically. The condensate state requires parity+time-reversal symmetry breaking. We demonstrate distinct universal mechanisms for the even and odd correlators under this symmetry. We find that the model locality is imprinted in the small scale dynamics, which the condensate spatially confines.
5 pages, 3 figures
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