Quantum Solution of Classical Turbulence. Decaying Energy Spectrum

Abstract

This paper presents a recent advancement that transforms the problem of decaying turbulence in the Navier-Stokes equations in $3+1$ dimensions into a Number Theory challenge: finding the statistical limit of the Euler ensemble. We redefine this ensemble as a Markov chain, establishing its equivalence to the quantum statistical theory of $N$ fermions on a ring, interacting with an external field associated with random fractions of $\pi$. Analyzing this theory in the turbulent limit, where $N\to \infty$ and $\nu \to 0$, we discover the solution as a complex trajectory (instanton) that acts as a saddle point in the path integral over the density of these fermions. By computing the contribution of this instanton to the vorticity correlation function, we obtain an analytic formula for the observable energy spectrum -- a complete solution of decaying turbulence derived entirely from first principles without the need for approximations or fitted dimensionless parameters. Our analysis reveals the full spectrum of critical indices in the velocity correlation function in coordinate space, determined by the poles of the Mellin transform, which we prove to be a meromorphic function. Real and complex poles are identified, with the complex poles reflecting dissipation and uniquely determined by the famous complex zeros of the Riemann zeta function. Universal functions of the scaling variables supersede the traditional turbulent scaling laws (K41, Heisenberg, and multifractal). These functions for the energy spectrum, energy decay rate, and velocity correlation significantly deviate from power laws but closely match the results from grid turbulence experiments \cite{GridTurbulence_1966, Comte\_Bellot\_Corrsin\_1971} and recent DNS data \cite{SreeniDecaying} within experimental error margins.

arXiv comment38 pages, 28 figures. The paper was refactored as a revised version of the POF submission. All mathematical details went to the Appendix, leaving the ideas, methods and results in the main text. The comparison with DNS was significantly extended, adding new data, strongly supporting this theory and ruling out K41 scaling laws

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