Pattern Formation in Spatially Extended Systems
Newton Institute - August, 2005
Michael Cross
Handouts
Copies of the slides for you to make notes on or for reference. (There are some blank spaces where movies will be shown in the lecture.)
- Lecture 1: slides, handout
- Lecture 2: slides, handout
- Lecture 3: slides, handout
- Lecture 4: handout
Demonstrations
These are some simple java demonstrations that illustrate aspects of my lectures.
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
These demonstrations show the variety of planforms that are obtained from the Swift-Hohenberg equation and some generalizations, as well as the complicated transient dynamics.
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Notes
These notes explore the more technical aspects of the theoretical methods described in the lectures.
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
- Review article on the "the world of the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation".
References
A selected set of useful references for you to explore more of the issues. The links are to local copies of the papers for the ones I could download.