Topological defects of wave patterns

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 24 Aug 1987 English Publisher:American Physical Society (APS)Journal:Physical Review Letters, volume 59, pages 884-887 (issn: 0031-9007,

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Authors: , Coullet; , Elphick; , Gil; , Lega;

doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.59.884

pmid: 10035897

Topological defects of wave patterns

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We identify the defects of waves by means of topological arguments and study them in the framework of Landau-type analysis. It is shown that they correspond to sinks, sources, or dislocations of traveling waves, and to dislocations of standing waves.

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