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View SchemaDynamical Properties of Multi-Armed Global Spirals in Rayleigh-Benard Convection
| Authors | Xiao-jun Li, Hao-wen Xi, J. D. Gunton |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | patt-sol/9608010 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/patt-sol/9608010 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevE.54.R3105 |
Abstract
Explicit formulas for the rotation frequency and the long-wavenumber diffusion coefficients of global spirals with $m$ arms in Rayleigh-Benard convection are obtained. Global spirals and parallel rolls share exactly the same Eckhaus, zigzag and skewed-varicose instability boundaries. Global spirals seem not to have a characteristic frequency $\omega_m$ or a typical size $R_m$, but their product $\omega_m R_m$ is a constant under given experimental conditions. The ratio $R_i/R_j$ of the radii of any two dislocations ($R_i$, $R_j$) inside a multi-armed spiral is also predicted to be constant. Some of these results have been tested by our numerical work.
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"abstract": "Explicit formulas for the rotation frequency and the long-wavenumber\ndiffusion coefficients of global spirals with $m$ arms in Rayleigh-Benard\nconvection are obtained. Global spirals and parallel rolls share exactly the\nsame Eckhaus, zigzag and skewed-varicose instability boundaries. Global spirals\nseem not to have a characteristic frequency $\\omega_m$ or a typical size $R_m$,\nbut their product $\\omega_m R_m$ is a constant under given experimental\nconditions. The ratio $R_i/R_j$ of the radii of any two dislocations ($R_i$,\n$R_j$) inside a multi-armed spiral is also predicted to be constant. Some of\nthese results have been tested by our numerical work.",
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