Hexagons become second if symmetry is broken

Details Hexagons become second if symmetry is broken Hexagons become second if symmetry is broken

2005-04-04

arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0504008v1

Nonlinear Sciences

Pattern Formation and Solitons

accepted for publication by Physical Review E/Rapid Communication

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.71.055202

Pattern formation on the free surface of a magnetic fluid subjected to a magnetic field is investigated experimentally. By tilting the magnetic field the symmetry can be broken in a controllable manner. When increasing the amplitude of the tilted field, the flat surface gives way to liquid ridges. A further increase results in a hysteretic transition to a pattern of stretched hexagons. The instabilities are detected by means of a linear array of magnetic hall sensors and compared with theoretical predictions.

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