Eulerian-Lagrangian scaling of the Lyapunov exponent in homogeneous turbulence

We present a heuristic derivation of the maximal Lyapunov exponent $γ$ of homogeneous turbulence which yields two new relations, a sweeping relation and the scaling of the uncertainty field's integral length $L_Δ$. These relations and the maximal Lyapunov exponent's scaling that they imply are confirmed by periodic turbulence simulations. As the Reynolds number $Re_\lammbda$ increases, $L_Δ$ and $γ^{-1}$ decrease towards values smaller than the Kolmogorov length and time scales.