Pattern formation

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The science of pattern formation deals with the visible, (statistically) orderly outcomes of self-organisation and the common principles behind similar patterns.

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[edit] Examples

[edit] Chemistry

see reaction-diffusion systems and Turing patterns

[edit] Physics

Bénard cells, Laser, cloud formations in stripes or rolls

[edit] Biology

segmentation of animals, phyllotaxis, neuronal activation patterns like tonotopy, Predator-prey equations' trajectories

[edit] Analysis

Experimental or simulated patterns can be characterized using spatial statistics and Mathematical Morphology methods.

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