Self-organized Periodic Lattices of Chaotic Defects
arXiv:chao-dyn/9405007 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.52.1516
Abstract
A novel type of self-organized lattice in which chaotic defects are arranged periodically is reported for a coupled map model of open flow. We find that temporally chaotic defects are followed by spatial relaxation to an almost periodic state when suddenly a next defect appears. The distance between successive defects is found to be generally predetermined and diverging logarithmically when approaching a certain critical point. The phenomena are analyzed and shown to be explicable as the results of a boundary crisis for the spatially extended system.
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