Three-dimensional pattern formation, multiple homogeneous soft modes, and nonlinear dielectric electroconvection

Details Three-dimensional pattern formation, multiple homogeneous soft modes, and nonlinear dielectric electroconvection Three-dimensional pattern formation, multiple homogeneous soft modes, and nonlinear dielectric electroconvection

2000-01-28

arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0001065v2

Nonlinear Sciences

Pattern Formation and Solitons

29 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.62.8114

Patterns forming spontaneously in extended, three-dimensional, dissipative systems are likely to excite several homogeneous soft modes ($\approx$ hydrodynamic modes) of the underlying physical system, much more than quasi one- and two-dimensional patterns are. The reason is the lack of damping boundaries. This paper compares two analytic techniques to derive the patten dynamics from hydrodynamics, which are usually equivalent but lead to different results when applied to multiple homogeneous soft modes. Dielectric electroconvection in nematic liquid crystals is introduced as a model for three-dimensional pattern formation. The 3D pattern dynamics including soft modes are derived. For slabs of large but finite thickness the description is reduced further to a two-dimensional one. It is argued that the range of validity of 2D descriptions is limited to a very small region above threshold. The transition from 2D to 3D pattern dynamics is discussed. Experimentally testable predictions for the stable range of ideal patterns and the electric Nusselt numbers are made. For most results analytic approximations in terms of material parameters are given.

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