2013/04/05 by Hannes Uecker, Uecker, Hannes, Daniel Wetzel +1
Computer Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Cellular Automata and Applications #Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation #Theoretical and Computational Physics #math.DS #msc:35B32 #msc:35B36 #msc:35J60 #msc:65N30 #nlin.PS
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1304.1723
major revision, including title change
arxiv created 2013/10/15 · arxiv updated 2013/10/16
For a Selkov--Schnakenberg model as a prototype reaction-diffusion system on two dimensional domains we use the continuation and bifurcation software pde2path to numerically calculate branches of patterns embedded in patterns, for instance hexagons embedded in stripes and vice versa, with a planar interface between the two patterns. We use the Ginzburg-Landau reduction to approximate the locations of these branches by Maxwell points for the associated Ginzburg-Landau system. For our basic model, some but not all of these branches show a snaking behaviour in parameter space, over the given computational domains. The (numerical) non-snaking behaviour appears to be related to too narrow bistable ranges with rather small Ginzburg-Landau energy differences. This claim is illustrated by a suitable generalized model. Besides the localized patterns with planar interfaces we also give a number of examples of fully localized atterns over patterns, for instance hexagon patches embedded in radial stripes, and fully localized hexagon patches over straight stripes.