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We propose a new non-equilibrium model for spatial pattern formation on the basis of local information transfer. Unlike standard models of pattern formation it is not based on the Turing instability. Information is transmitted through the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Thimo Rohlf , Stefan Bornholdt

We consider the pattern formation problem in coupled identical systems after the global synchronized state becomes unstable. Based on analytical results relating the coupling strengths and the instability of each spatial mode (pattern) we…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-10 Govindan Rangarajan , Yonghong Chen , Mingzhou Ding

Reaction-diffusion systems may lead to the formation of steady state heterogeneous spatial patterns, known as Turing patterns. Their mathematical formulation is important for the study of pattern formation in general and play central roles…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-06-05 Lucas D. Fernandes , Marcus A. M. Aguiar

We study diffusion-driven pattern-formation in networks of networks, a class of multilayer systems, where different layers have the same topology, but different internal dynamics. Agents are assumed to disperse within a layer by undergoing…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-03-28 Andreas Brechtel , Philipp Gramlich , Daniel Ritterskamp , Barbara Drossel , Thilo Gross

Understanding how living organisms spontaneously develop complex functional structures inspires innovative approaches in engineering design. Here, we introduce a decentralized generative model based on morphogenesis to autonomously grow…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-09-15 Thomas Fromentèze , Philippe Michaud , Ali Hassny , Vincent Pateloup

We study the onset of spatial instabilities in reaction networks where the spatially homogeneous system admits a steady state parameterization. We formulate a sufficient condition -- based on the signs of the constant and leading…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-05-18 Carsten Conradi , Maya Mincheva , Hannes Uecker

One of the most important problems in contemporary science, and especially in biology, is to reveal mechanisms of pattern formation. On the level of biological tissues, patterns form due to interactions between cells. These interactions can…

Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases · Physics 2020-07-23 Manan'Iarivo Rasolonjanahary , Bakhtier Vasiev

Turing instabilities for a two species reaction-diffusion systems is studied under anisotropic diffusion. More specifically, the diffusion constants which characterize the ability of the species to relocate in space are direction sensitive.…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-09-30 Daniel M. Busiello , Gwendoline Planchon , Malbor Asllani , Timoteo Carletti , Duccio Fanelli

The theory of patterns formation for a reaction-diffusion system defined on a multiplex is developed by means of a perturbative approach. The intra-layer diffusion constants act as small parameter in the expansion and the unperturbed state…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-22 Malbor Asllani , Daniel M. Busiello , Timoteo Carletti , Duccio Fanelli , Gwendoline Planchon

The rheological properties of biological tissues are core to processes such as cancer metastasis, wound healing and embryo development. The emergence of tissue and organ structures during morphogenesis requires the precise formation of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-03-10 Aidan J. Nicholas , Suzanne M. Fielding

Pattern formation, arising from systems of autonomous reaction-diffusion equations, on networks has become a common topic of study in the scientific literature. In this work we focus primarily on directed networks. Although some work prior…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2022-10-19 Joshua Ritchie

Elucidating the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying neural pattern formation remains an outstanding challenge in Computational Neuroscience. In this paper, we address the issue of understanding the emergence of neural patterns by…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2024-06-04 Gregory Dumont , Carmen Oana Tarniceriu

In this work we investigate the process of pattern formation in a two dimensional domain for a reaction-diffusion system with nonlinear diffusion terms and the competitive Lotka-Volterra kinetics. The linear stability analysis shows that…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2014-03-03 G. Gambino , M. C. Lombardo , M. Sammartino

This work concerns a many-body deterministic model that displays life-like properties as emergence, complexity, self-organization, spontaneous compartmentalization, and self-regulation. The model portraits the dynamics of an ensemble of…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2023-07-11 Alessandro Scirè , Valerio Annovazzi-Lodi

This paper investigates the conditions for the stability and emergence of patterns in a new three-component reaction-diffusion system. The system describes the coexistence and interaction of water reservoirs, vegetation, and bushfire…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Serena Dipierro , Enrico Valdinoci

Turing patterns, arising from the interplay between competing species of diffusive particles, has long been an important concept for describing non-equilibrium self-organization in nature, and has been extensively investigated in many…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2023-06-26 Jasper van der Kolk , Guillermo García-Pérez , Nikos E. Kouvaris , M. Ángeles Serrano , Marián Boguñá

Morphogenesis, as it is understood in a wide sense by Ren\'e Thom, is considered for various types of chaos. That is, those, obtained by period-doubling cascade, Devaney's and Li-Yorke chaos. Moreover, in discussion form we consider…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2012-05-08 Marat Akhmet , Mehmet Onur Fen

Collective organisation of patterns into ring-like configurations has been well-studied when patterns are subject to either weak or semi-strong interactions. However, little is known numerically or analytically about their formation when…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-03-06 Dan J. Hill , Jason J. Bramburger , David J. B. Lloyd

Turing's mechanism is often invoked to explain periodic patterns in nature, although direct experimental support is scarce. Turing patterns form in reaction-diffusion systems when the activating species diffuse much slower than the…

Biological Physics · Physics 2024-03-15 Lucas Menou , Chengjie Luo , David Zwicker

Turn-taking behaviour is simulated in a coupled agents system. Each agent is modelled as a mobile robot with two wheels. A recurrent neural network is used to produce the motor outputs and to hold the internal dynamics. Agents are developed…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2007-05-23 Hiroyuki Iizuka , Takashi Ikegami