Nonequilibrium nucleation of topological defects as a deterministic phenomenon
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 44 (2) , R805-R808
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.44.r805
Abstract
A mechanism for nucleating pairs of topological defects in non- equilibrium pattern-forming systems in two space dimensions plus time is studied. Its relation to the creation of phase slips in space-time plane is revealed, stressing its deterministric origin from smooth dynamics. The role of this mechanism in the context of spatiotemporal chaos is discussed.Keywords
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