Abstract
We present a picture of the weakly nonlinear time-dependent (blinking) traveling-wave state in the convection of binary mixtures as a propagating, spatially confined solution of coupled Landau-Ginzburg equations. Quantitative agreement with the measured slow oscillation frequency is found. In addition, a number of experimental observations regarding the blinking and confined states can be understood in this picture.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5743-5746 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |