Pattern dynamics near homoclinic bifurcation in Rayleigh-Bénard convection
arXiv:1301.6541 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.87.023001
Abstract
We report for the first time the pattern dynamics in the vicinity of an inverse homoclinic bifurcation in an extended dissipative system. We observe, in direct numerical simulations of three dimensional Rayleigh-Bénard convection, a spontaneous breaking of a competition of two mutually perpendicular sets of oscillating cross rolls to one of two possible sets of oscillating cross rolls as the Rayleigh number is raised above a critical value. The time period of the cross-roll patterns diverges, and shows scaling behavior near the bifurcation point. This is an example of a transition from nonlocal to local pattern dynamics near an inverse homoclinic bifurcation. We also present a simple four-mode model that captures the pattern dynamics quite well.
arXiv comment4 pages, 3 figures
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