Visualization of Three-Dimensional Chaos
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- 31 July 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 281 (5377) , 683-686
Abstract
Most chaotic mixing experiments have been restricted to two-dimensional, time-periodic flows, and this has shaped advances in theory as well. A prototypical, bounded, three-dimensional flow with a moderate Reynolds number is presented; this system lends itself to detailed experimental observation and allows for high-precision computational inspection. The flow structure, captured by means of cuts with a laser sheet (experimental Poincaré section), was visualized with the use of continuously injected fluorescent dye streams and revealed detailed chaotic structures with high-period islands.Keywords
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