The science of pattern formation deals with the visible, (statistically) orderly outcomes of self-organisation and the common principles behind similar patterns.

Examples

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Chemistry

• Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction
• Liesegang rings

Physics

Bénard cells, Laser, cloud formations in stripes or rolls

Biology

segmentation of animals, phyllotaxis, neuronal activation patterns like tonotopy, Predator-prey equations' trajectories

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