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Title: Spatiotemporal Symmetry in Rings of Coupled Biological Oscillators of Physarum Plasmodial Slime Mold

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

Spatiotemporal patterns in rings of coupled biological oscillators of the plasmodial slime mold, Physarum polycephalum, were investigated by comparing with results analyzed by the symmetric Hopf bifurcation theory based on group theory. In three-, four-, and five-oscillator systems, all types of oscillation modes predicted by the theory were observed including a novel oscillation mode, a half period oscillation, which has not been reported anywhere in practical systems. Our results support the effectiveness of the symmetric Hopf bifurcation theory in practical systems.

Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40230935
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 87, Issue 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.078102; Othernumber: PRLTAO000087000007078102000001; 017132PRL; PBD: 13 Aug 2001; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English