Research report 2012 - Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Turbulent patterns

Authors
Schneider, Tobias M.
Departments
Max-Planck-Forschungsgruppe Emergent Complexity in Physical Systems
Summary
The transition to turbulence in a fast moving fluid often starts from a localized turbulent seed that grows until it fills the whole domain. Methods stemming from dynamical systems theory allow first steps towards understanding the observed spreading: Recently constructed special solutions of the underlying equations capture aspects of the characteristic spatiotemporal dynamics. The new solutions are created by known pattern formation mechanisms also believed to underlie the characteristic spots and stripes on leopards and tigers.

For the full text, see the German version.

Zur Redakteursansicht