title: Manipulation of diffusion coefficients via periodic vertical forcing controls the mechanism of Turing pattern formation.
abstract: We study, theoretically and experimentally, the dynamical response of macroscopic Turing patterns to a mechanical periodic forcing which implies a sinusoidal modulation of gravity. Theoretical predictions indicate that the extra energy, due to the forcing, modifies the diffusion coefficient at a microscopic level, producing changes in the Turing domain and in the pattern characteristics, in particular its wavelength. To check the theoretical analysis, we perform numerical simulations with standard models. Experiments were also performed in the closed Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction confined in AOT microemulsion (BZ-AOT system). Experiments as well as numerical and theoretical results show good agreement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. jacobo.guiu@rai.usc.es
authors.forename: Jacobo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guiu-Souto
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carballido-Landeira
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pérez-Villar
authors.forename: Alberto P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Muñuzuri
mesh_terms: D004058:Diffusion; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009821:Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009821:Oils; D014867:Water