COMPETING AND COEXISTING DYNAMIC STATES OF TRAVELING-WAVE CONVECTION IN AN ANNULUS

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BENSIMON, D [1 ]
KOLODNER, P [1 ]
SURKO, CM [1 ]
WILLIAMS, H [1 ]
CROQUETTE, V [1 ]
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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10.1017/S0022112090000799
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O3 [力学];
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08 ; 0801 ;
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We describe experiments on convection in binary fluid mixtures in a large-aspect-ratio annular container. In this geometry, the convective rolls align radially and travel azimuthally, providing a model of travelling waves in an extended one-dimensional nonlinear dynamical system. Several different stable non-equilibrium states can be produced in this experiment, and the competition between them leads to a wide variety of steady and time-dependent behaviour. The observed spatiotemporal behaviour may shed light on recent theories of the nature of stable nonlinear travelling-wave convection, the pinning of travelling waves, and the creation of spatiotemporal defects. © 1990, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
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