title: Noise-driven mechanism for pattern formation.
abstract: We extend the mechanism for noise-induced phase transitions proposed by Ibañes et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 020601 (2001)] to pattern formation phenomena. In contrast with known mechanisms for pure noise-induced pattern formation, this mechanism is not driven by a short-time instability amplified by collective effects. The phenomenon is analyzed by means of a modulated mean field approximation and numerical simulations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92092-0340, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buceta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibañes
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sancho
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lindenberg