Phase organization

Chao Tang; Kurt Wiesenfeld; Per Bak; S. N. Coppersmith; P. B. Littlewood

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.58.1161

Abstract

We describe the selection mechanism for novel pattern formation in a driven chain of nonlinear oscillators. Phase organization arises as a consequence of dynamical selection of minimally stable states.

Keywords

Selection (genetic algorithm)Mechanism (biology)Statistical physicsNonlinear systemPhase (matter)PhysicsComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsArtificial intelligence

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Brookhaven National Laboratory US

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Year: 1987
Type: article
Volume: 58
Issue: 12
Pages: 1161-1164
Citations: 100
Access: Closed

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                                    Chao Tang, 
                                
                                    Kurt Wiesenfeld, 
                                
                                    Per Bak
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1987). 
                            Phase organization. 
                            Physical Review Letters
                            , 58
                            (12)
                            , 1161-1164.
                            https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.58.1161
                        

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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.58.1161