Influence of parametric forcing on the nonequilibrium dynamics of wave patterns

S. I. Abarzhi, O. Desjardins, A. Nepomnyashchy, H. Pitsch

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Abstract

We investigate analytically and numerically the effect of inhomogeneities on the nonequilibrium dynamics of wave patterns in the framework of a complex Ginzburg-Landau equation (CGLE) with parametric, nonresonant forcing periodic in space and time. It is found that the forcing results in occurrence of traveling waves with different dispersion properties. In the limiting case of forcing with very large wavelength, the waves have essentially anharmonic spatial structure. We consider the influence of modulations on the development of an intermittent chaos and show that the parametric forcing may completely suppress the appearance of chaotic patterns. The relations between this and other pattern-forming systems are discussed. The results obtained are applied to describe the dynamics of thermal Rossby waves influenced by surface topography.

Original languageEnglish
Article number046208
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume75
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Apr 2007

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