Waves and fields

Complex Ginzburg-Landau

spirals, defect chaos, frozen vortex glass

A study in motion and form.

Studio tab: CGL
Implementation family: cgl-hofstadter-scars-caustics-smectic-hl-phyllotaxis
Preset configurations: 5
Recorded evidence: Checks within stated limits

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Complex Ginzburg-Landau, Spiral chaos preset sample — Spiral chaosSample render

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5 named configurations in this technique. Select an image to inspect its full sample above.

Complex Ginzburg-Landau: Spiral chaos preset render — Spiral chaos

Complex Ginzburg-Landau: Frozen glass preset render — Frozen glass

Complex Ginzburg-Landau: Spirals preset render — Spirals

Complex Ginzburg-Landau: Amplitude holes preset render — Amplitude holes

Complex Ginzburg-Landau: Defects preset render — Defects

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Spiral chaos
Frozen glass
Spirals
Amplitude holes
Defects

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