 Lagrangian velocity autocorrelation (source code)

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= Lagrangian velocity autocorrelation
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{title2=$R_L(s)=\mathbb E[\mathbf u(\mathbf X(t+s),t+s)\cdot\mathbf u(\mathbf X(t),t)]$}

For stationary statistics along a <Lagrangian trajectory> $\mathbf X$, the velocity <autocorrelation> depends on the lag $s$. Integrating velocity twice gives the mean-square displacement $2\int_0^t(t-s)R_L(s)ds$. If $R_L$ is integrable, the long-time displacement is diffusive. Its normalized one-sided area is the <Lagrangian integral time>.

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