Minisymposium for Young Researchers - Abstract
Echeverria-Alar, Sebastian
Large-scale self-organization in different physical contexts produces labyrinthine patterns. This complex network of stripes is, in general, static. In this contribution, we show that in a nematic liquid crystal light valve experiment is possible to observe a labyrinthine pattern but with permanent motion. We characterize the dynamics by computing the maximum Lyapunov exponent and the power spectrum of the amplitude, and the phase of the 2D signal. Also, we propose a prototype Swift-Hohenberg equation that allows us to qualitatively explain the phenomenon.