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A comparative study of nonequilibrium dynamics in complex and real Ginzburg-Landau equations
1Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O, 560064, Bangalore, India.
Abstract:
Complex and real Ginzburg-Landau equations have been numerically studied by implementing Euler discretization technique. In addition to characterizing the differences and similarities of patterns involving these two continuum dynamical equations, in a wide range of appropriate parameter space, we have also made quantitative comparisons of growth dynamics in the two cases. In most part of the above-mentioned parameter space the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation exhibits frozen spiral dynamics. Results on the unlocking of this freezing are also presented.
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