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Complexity in Rayleigh-Bénard Convection

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Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics VII

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We outline a simple derivation of a generalized Swift-Hohenberg model (GSH) and present a numerical study of mean-flow induced spiral turbulence for this model in two dimensions. We show that this model has a spatiotemporal chaotic state comprised of a large number of rotating spirals. These results are quite similar to recent experimental observations.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ, 08801, USA

    H. W. Xi

  2. Physics Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, USA

    J. D. Gunton

  3. Supercomputer Computations Research Institute, B-186, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4052, USA

    J. Viñals

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, B-203, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, 32316-2185, USA

    J. Viñals

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  1. Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA

    David P. Landau Ph. D. , K. K. Mon Ph. D  & Heinz-Bernd Schüttler Ph. D. ,  & 

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Xi, H.W., Gunton, J.D., Viñals, J. (1994). Complexity in Rayleigh-Bénard Convection. In: Landau, D.P., Mon, K.K., Schüttler, HB. (eds) Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics VII. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 78. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79293-9_2

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