Localized patterns in planar bistable weakly coupled lattice systems

Localized planar patterns in spatially extended bistable systems are known to exist along intricate bifurcation diagrams, which are commonly referred to as snaking curves. Their analysis is challenging as techniques such as spatial dynamics that have been used to explain snaking in one space dimensi...

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Published in:Nonlinearity 2020-07, Vol.33 (7), p.3500-3525
Main Authors: Bramburger, Jason J, Sandstede, Björn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bistable system
lattice dynamical system
localized pattern
Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction
snaking bifurcation
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Summary:Localized planar patterns in spatially extended bistable systems are known to exist along intricate bifurcation diagrams, which are commonly referred to as snaking curves. Their analysis is challenging as techniques such as spatial dynamics that have been used to explain snaking in one space dimension no longer work in the planar case. Here, we consider bistable systems posed on square lattices and provide an analytical explanation of snaking near the anti-continuum limit using Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction. We also establish stability results for localized patterns, discuss bifurcations to asymmetric states, and provide further numerical evidence that the shape of snaking curves changes drastically as the coefficient that reflects the strength of the spatial coupling crosses a finite threshold.
ISSN:0951-7715
1361-6544
DOI:10.1088/1361-6544/ab7d1e