 Batchelor scalar microscale (source code)

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= Batchelor scalar microscale
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At the Batchelor scalar microscale, molecular diffusion rate $\alpha/r^2$ balances the smooth Kolmogorov strain rate $(\epsilon/\nu)^{1/2}$. For $\alpha\ll\nu$ this scale is much smaller than the <Kolmogorov length scale>.

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