Binary Fluid Convection Preprints

Below are preprints of some of our recent publications in the area of traveling-wave convection. They are provided in the form of postscript files in which text and figures are integrated. The files have been compressed using gzip. (These files might strain the memory limits of your printer. We have confirmed that these file print properly with HP LaserJet 4m, 4mp and 4m+ printers) If you have a problem, contact me at alp@daedalus.ucsd.edu and I will do my best to get you a viable version.

Papers available

Transition from Curved to Angular Texture in Binary-Fluid Convection
A. La Porta, K. D. Eaton and C. M. Surko, Physical Review E53 570 (1996).

texture.ps.gz (670k)

Dynamics of 2-D Traveling-wave Convection Patterns
A. La Porta and C. M. Surko, Physical Review E53, 5916 (1996)

dynamic.ps.gz (1890k)
dynamic17.ps.gz (690k)

This paper has two color figures on page 17, which will simply print out in greyscale if printed on a B/W laser printer. The separate version of page 17 is provided in case a color postscript printer is available to you.

Phase Defects as a Measure of Disorder in Traveling-wave Convection
A. La Porta and C. M. Surko, Physical Review Letters 77, 5916 (1996).

crystal.ps.gz (689k)

Phase Defects and Spatiotemporal Disorder in Traveling-wave Convection Patterns
A. La Porta and C. M. Surko, Physical Review E (to be published).

defect.ps.gz (2160k)

Reflection of Nonlinear Waves from a Domain Boundary
A. La Porta and C. M. Surko, Physical Review E Rapid Communicatons (in press).

zipper.ps.gz (431k)

Quantitative Characterization of 2D Traveling-wave Patterns
A. La Porta and C. M. Surko, submitted to Physica D (1997).

physica.ps.gz (1258k)

Predicting the Motion of Phase Defects in a Traveling Wave Pattern
A. La Porta and C. M. Surko, to be submitted to Physica D.

phase.ps.gz (861k)

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