Stripe patterns and the eikonal equation

DOI10.3934/DCDSS.2012.5.183zbMATH Open1243.35019arXiv0904.0731OpenAlexW2045440592WikidataQ59874001 ScholiaQ59874001MaRDI QIDQ428445FDOQ428445

Authors: Marco Veneroni, Mark A. Peletier 

Publication date: 22 June 2012

Published in: Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems. Series S (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study a new formulation for the eikonal equation |grad u| =1 on a bounded subset of R^2. Considering a field P of orthogonal projections onto 1-dimensional subspaces, with divergence bounded in L^2, we prove existence and uniqueness for solutions of the equation P div P=0. We give a geometric description, comparable with the classical case, and we prove that such solutions exist only if the domain is a tubular neighbourhood of a regular closed curve. This formulation provides a useful approach to the analysis of stripe patterns. It is specifically suited to systems where the physical properties of the pattern are invariant under rotation over 180 degrees, such as systems of block copolymers or liquid crystals.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.0731

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zbMATH Keywords

block copolymersGamma-convergenceorientable vector fields

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Smoothness and regularity of solutions to PDEs (35B65) Pattern formations in context of PDEs (35B36) Nonlinear first-order PDEs (35F20)

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