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Title: Collective behavior of stabilized reaction-diffusion waves

Journal Article · · Chaos (Woodbury, N. Y.)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2900386· OSTI ID:21100310
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  1. Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6045 (United States)

Stabilized wave segments in the photosensitive Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction are directionally controlled with intensity gradients in the applied illumination. The constant-velocity waves behave like self-propelled particles, and multiple waves interact via an applied interaction potential. Alignment arises from the intrinsic properties of the interacting waves, leading to processional and rotational behavior.

OSTI ID:
21100310
Journal Information:
Chaos (Woodbury, N. Y.), Vol. 18, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2900386; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1054-1500
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English