Jianming Wang

A Theoretical Derivation of the Kármán Constant: From Hopf Solitons to a Universal Constant of Turbulence

The Kármán constant κκ in the logarithmic law of wall turbulence is a universal constant whose accepted value is approximately 0.41, yet for more than a century it has generally been treated as an empirical parameter. In the framework of global realism, we derive κκ from first pr...