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Understanding pattern formation

In order to understand how patterns form and why similar patterns

appear in very different systems, scientists have devised carefully

controlled laboratory experiments. During the semester, we will

visit experimental laboratories on campus.

The following links are to web sites of experimental groups, which

show nice pictures of pattern formation in a variety of systems.

• E. Bodenschatz’s group, Cornell University: Patterns and chaos
• H. Swinney’s group, University of Texas at Austin:patterns

in granular material
• G. Ahler’s group, University of California Santa Barbara:
  • Convection patterns
  • Strange patterns

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