Swift–Hohenberg equation
The Swift–Hohenberg equation (named after Jack B. Swift and Pierre Hohenberg) is a partial differential equation noted for its pattern-forming behaviour. It takes the form
where u = u(x, t) or u = u(x, y, t) is a scalar function defined on the line or the plane, r is a real bifurcation parameter, and N(u) is some smooth nonlinearity.
The equation is named after the authors of the paper,[1] where it was derived from the equations for thermal convection.
The webpage of Michael Cross[2] contains some numerical integrators which demonstrate the behaviour of several Swift–Hohenberg-like systems.
Applications
Geometric Measure Theory
The equation has been used for finding candidate solutions to the Kelvin Problem on minimal surfaces.
References
- ↑ J. Swift,P.C. Hohenberg (1977). "Hydrodynamic fluctuations at the convective instability". Phys. Rev. A. 15: 319–328. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.15.319.
- ↑ Java applet demonstrations
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