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Sequential bifurcations in sheared annular electroconvection.

Zahir A Daya1, V B Deyirmenjian, Stephen W Morris

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A7.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|September 21, 2002
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This study explores pattern formation in a 1D system by analyzing bifurcations under varying electrical forcing (R) and Reynolds numbers (Re). Researchers found nonlinear term coefficients change abruptly at codimension-two points, impacting pattern stability.

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Area of Science:

  • Nonlinear dynamics
  • Fluid dynamics
  • Pattern formation

Background:

  • One-dimensional pattern-forming systems exhibit complex behaviors under external forcing.
  • Understanding bifurcations is crucial for predicting system transitions and stability.
  • Traveling vortex arrays are a common pattern in various physical systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate a sequence of bifurcations in a 1D pattern-forming system.
  • To analyze the influence of electrical forcing (R) and shear Reynolds number (Re) on system dynamics.
  • To identify and characterize codimension-two (CoD2) points and their effect on bifurcations.

Main Methods:

  • Studying a 1D pattern-forming system with traveling vortices.
  • Varying two control parameters: dimensionless electrical forcing number (R) and shear Reynolds number (Re).
  • Analyzing bifurcations, including subcritical secondary bifurcations (m → m+1).

Main Results:

  • Passage through several codimension-two (CoD2) points was achieved by varying R and Re.
  • Coefficients of nonlinear terms in the Landau equation for the primary bifurcation were found to be discontinuous at CoD2 points.
  • Stability boundaries were mapped in the R-Re parameter space.

Conclusions:

  • Codimension-two points significantly alter the behavior of nonlinear terms in pattern-forming systems.
  • The study provides a detailed map of stability boundaries, crucial for controlling pattern transitions.
  • Understanding these bifurcations enhances predictions of complex system dynamics.