Though visually similar to turbulence, “The Starry Night” lacks the scientific elements needed to support that claim.

They found that “The Starry ... paper appeared, rebutting the original paper and accusing those who suggested turbulence was embedded in the work of perpetuating a myth. Researchers replaced the ...

VCU’s Mohamed Gad-el-Hak says the swirls depicted in the painting do not follow the rules of flow physics after all.