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A variational approach to probing extreme events in turbulent dynamical systems

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Title
A variational approach to probing extreme events in turbulent dynamical systems
Published in
Science Advances, September 2017
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.1701533
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Authors

Mohammad Farazmand, Themistoklis P Sapsis

Abstract

Extreme events are ubiquitous in a wide range of dynamical systems, including turbulent fluid flows, nonlinear waves, large-scale networks, and biological systems. We propose a variational framework for probing conditions that trigger intermittent extreme events in high-dimensional nonlinear dynamical systems. We seek the triggers as the probabilistically feasible solutions of an appropriately constrained optimization problem, where the function to be maximized is a system observable exhibiting intermittent extreme bursts. The constraints are imposed to ensure the physical admissibility of the optimal solutions, that is, significant probability for their occurrence under the natural flow of the dynamical system. We apply the method to a body-forced incompressible Navier-Stokes equation, known as the Kolmogorov flow. We find that the intermittent bursts of the energy dissipation are independent of the external forcing and are instead caused by the spontaneous transfer of energy from large scales to the mean flow via nonlinear triad interactions. The global maximizer of the corresponding variational problem identifies the responsible triad, hence providing a precursor for the occurrence of extreme dissipation events. Specifically, monitoring the energy transfers within this triad allows us to develop a data-driven short-term predictor for the intermittent bursts of energy dissipation. We assess the performance of this predictor through direct numerical simulations.

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Japan 1 1%
Unknown 87 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 27 31%
Researcher 17 19%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 9%
Student > Master 6 7%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 5%
Other 8 9%
Unknown 18 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Engineering 21 24%
Physics and Astronomy 12 14%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 6 7%
Mathematics 6 7%
Environmental Science 5 6%
Other 13 15%
Unknown 25 28%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 125. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 November 2017.
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