Topological defects of wave patterns

P. Coullet; C. Elphick; L. Gil; J. Lega

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.884

Topological defects of wave patterns

P. Coullet, C. Elphick, L. Gil, J. Lega

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We identify the defects of waves by means of topological arguments and study them in the framework of Landau-type analysis. It is shown that they correspond to sinks, sources, or dislocations of traveling waves, and to dislocations of standing waves.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	884-887
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	59
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.884
State	Published - 1987
Externally published	Yes

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