Vortex dynamics in turbulence

We survey attempts to construct vortex models of the inertial-range and fine-scale range of high Reynolds number turbulence. An emphasis is placed on models capable of quantitative predictions or postdictions.

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  1998

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  Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

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  Physics

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  DOI 10.1146/ANNUREV.FLUID.30.1.31
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