TURING INSTABILITY AND PATTERN FORMATION IN A SEMI-DISCRETE BRUSSELATOR MODEL

Abstract

In this paper, a semi-discrete Brusselator system is considered. The Turing instability theory analysis will be given for the model, then Turing instability conditions can be deduced combining linearization method and inner product technique. A series of numerical simulations of the system are performed in the Turing instability region, various patterns such as square, labyrinthine, spotlike patterns, can be exhibited. The impact of the system parameters and diffusion coefficients on patterns can also observed visually.