Kolmogorov: the local structure of turbulence at very large Reynolds numbers

What changed

Formulated similarity hypotheses for the local statistical structure of high-Reynolds-number incompressible turbulence in the small-scale range governed by viscosity and dissipation.

Scientific scope

The target is the exact 1941 Doklady paper. Later Russian reprints and English translations are evidence copies, not new target works; later refinements and intermittency corrections remain separate.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The target is the exact 1941 Doklady paper. Later Russian reprints and English translations are evidence copies, not new target works; later refinements and intermittency corrections remain separate.

Contributors

• A. N. Kolmogorov · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.

• CERN record for Kolmogorov turbulence paper
• English translation of Kolmogorov 1941 turbulence paper

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