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Application of central-limit theorems to turbulence and higher-order spectra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

J. L. Lumley  and
K. Takeuchi
J. L. Lumley
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
K. Takeuchi
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , 6 April 1976 , pp. 433 - 468
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© 1976 Cambridge University Press

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