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Rhombic patterns: Broken hexagonal symmetry.

Qi Ouyang1, Gemunu H. Gunaratne, Harry L. Swinney

  • 1Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Department of Physics, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712Department of Physics, The University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Department of Physics, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712.

Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.)
|October 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Rhombic patterns, deviating slightly from 60 degrees, are predicted by Landau-Ginzburg equations and experimentally observed in chemical reactions. These rhombic arrays are stable near hexagonal patterns, confirming theoretical predictions.

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Area of Science:

  • Pattern formation in physical and chemical systems.
  • Theoretical physics and applied mathematics.

Background:

  • Landau-Ginzburg equations are used to model pattern formation.
  • Symmetry breaking can lead to complex spatial structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the formation and stability of rhombic patterns.
  • To compare theoretical predictions with experimental results.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of Landau-Ginzburg equations conserving 2D spatial symmetries.
  • Analysis of linear stability of rhombic patterns.
  • Experimental realization using a chlorite-iodide-malonic acid reaction.

Main Results:

  • Theoretical prediction of rhombic arrays with angles near 60 degrees.

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  • Identification of a stability band for rhombic patterns.
  • Experimental observation of rhombic patterns matching theoretical predictions.

    • Conclusions:

    • Landau-Ginzburg theory accurately predicts rhombic pattern formation.
    • Rhombic patterns are stable in a range of angles near hexagonal configurations.
    • Reaction-diffusion systems can exhibit predicted symmetry-breaking patterns.