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PHYSICAL REVIEW E
Volume 67, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.67.036206
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Pattern formation on the surface of a sphere is described by equations involving interactions of spherical harmonics of degree l. When l is even, the leading-order equations are determined uniquely by the symmetry, regardless of the physical context. Existence and stability results are found for even l up to l = 12. Using either a variational or eigenvalue criterion, the preferred solution has icosahedral symmetry for l = 6, l = 10, and l = 12. Numerical simulations of a model pattern-forming equation are in agreement with these theoretical predictions near onset and show more complex patterns further from onset.
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