THE ROLE OF DEFECTS IN THE TRANSITION BETWEEN DIFFERENT SYMMETRIES IN CONVECTIVE PATTERNS

被引:9
作者
CILIBERTO, S [1 ]
PAMPALONI, E [1 ]
PEREZGARCIA, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NAVARRA,DEPT FIS,E-31080 PAMPLONA,SPAIN
关键词
RAYLEIGH-BENARD CONVECTION; PATTERNS; DEFECTS; GINZBURG-LANDAU EQUATION;
D O I
10.1007/BF01048813
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The properties of the transition between two patterns with different symmetries are studied in an experiment on thermal convection in a fluid layer heated from below. The defect structure is also analyzed and it is found that the unstable phase is present in the defect cores. The experimental results are in agreement with a model of three coupled Ginzburg-Landau equations.
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页码:1045 / 1058
页数:14
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