Swift-Hohenberg Equation - ZigZag Instability

Stripes + Random Perturbation

The initial state is stripes with wave number 0.88357 (zigzag unstable) and a small random perturbation. You will need to run to a time of about 70 before visible changes occur. The pattern may continue to evolve over much longer time scales (depending on the random perturbation).

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Last modified Friday, April 28, 2000
Michael Cross