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Rayleigh-Benard Convection

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What is pattern formation?• Many “real” systems are nonequilibrium, due to driving or dissipation• Many nonequilibrium systems tend to form patterns• Examples from nature:– Snowflakes– Cloud patterns– Mammalian coat patterns

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