Turing instability

noun

The property of a nonlinear reaction-diffusion system in which a steady state that is stable in the corresponding nonspatial system is able to, under certain parameter constraints, become unstable in the spatial system containing a particular wavelength.

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Meanings

noun
  1. biologyThe property of a nonlinear reaction-diffusion system in which a steady state that is stable in the corresponding nonspatial system is able to, under certain parameter constraints, become unstable in the spatial system containing a particular wavelength.
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