ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Master equation
;
chemical kinetics
;
critical phenomena
;
nonequilibrium instabilities
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The nonlinear master equation previously proposed by Malek-Mansour and Nicolis is applied to the analysis of unstable transitions leading to temporally or spatially organized patterns. Thecorrelation length of the destabilizing fluctuations is determined, and a number of striking analogies with equilibrium phase transitions are pointed out.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01040702