Decaying Turbulence and the Riemann Hypothesis: The number theory behind the infinite-time singularity

Abstract

We derive a formal statistical solution of freely decaying incompressible turbulence in arbitrary dimension \(d>1\) using Navier--Stokes loop equations. The loop Fourier transform maps smooth deterministic Cauchy data in infinite space to a one-dimensional momentum-loop quantum field theory, giving a geometric origin of spontaneous stochasticity. In bounded-variation calculus the nonlinear advection term becomes a closed-loop total derivative and cancels on the compact spherical target, leaving a diffusive momentum-loop evolution. The universal attractor is the planar Euler ensemble of rational star-polygon walks. Its continuum limit splits into two parity sectors, \(η=N\bmod 2\). Both Euler ensembles are marginally Lyapunov-stable in the continuum limit and give dimension-independent energy scaling functions \(H(k\sqrt{\tildeνt})\). Their Mellin amplitudes differ only by the odd-sector prime-\(2\) Euler factor \((1-2^{-(p+17/2)})^{-1}\). Both share the Riemann-wall poles \(p=-8+iρ_n\), generated by the non-trivial zeros \(1/2+iρ_n\) of \(ζ(s)\), while the odd ensemble also contains the dyadic wall \(p=-17/2+2πi m/\log2\), \(m\ne0\). Thus the two sectors have distinct Stokes staircases, although their spectra agree with present \(4096^3\) DNS within statistical uncertainty. Assuming the Riemann Hypothesis and simplicity of the zeros, the common Riemann-wall activations occur at \(t_n\proptoρ_n^3\) and condense into an infinite-time essential singularity.

28 pages, 4 figures, revised version, ancillary supplement with detailed computations and thimble animation file included, the stability proof extended corrected in supplemental files S.3