Abstract
In a directional solidification experiment on a moving nematic-isotropic interface, we observe solitary modes propagating across the interface. We also observe the Eckhaus instability. In the presence of solitary modes, the pattern-selection mechanism is dynamic.
- Received 7 July 1988
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.2574
©1988 American Physical Society
