Why patterns appear spontaneously in dissipative systems?
It is proposed that the spatial (and temporal) patterns spontaneously appearing in dissipative systems maximize the energy flow through the pattern forming interface. In other words – the patterns maximize the entropy growth rate in an extended conservative system (consisting of the pattern forming...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vilnius University Press
1999-12-01
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| Series: | Nonlinear Analysis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/nonlinear-analysis/article/view/15252 |