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The statistical mechanics of some electric models predicts exponential decay of space correlations (screening). This suggests that one look also for screening in 2- and 3-dimensional hydrodynamic turbulence.
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Ruelle, D. Is there screening in turbulence?. J Stat Phys 61, 865–868 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01027304
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01027304