Pulses of tunable size near a subcritical bifurcation

S. Bottin, J. Lega

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Abstract

We show that a nonlinear gradient term can be used to tune the width of pulse-like solutions to a generalized quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation. We investigate the dynamics of these solutions and show that weakly turbulent patches can persist for long times. Analogies with turbulent spots in plane Couette flows are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)299-308
Number of pages10
JournalEuropean Physical Journal B
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • 47.20.-k Hydrodynamic stability
  • 47.54.+r Pattern selection; pattern formation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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