Pattern formation in composite excitable media

Publication Year
1995

Type

Journal Article
Abstract
The propagation of periodic reaction-diffusion waves (wave trains) on a composite catalytic surface, whose subdomains are characterized by different reaction kinetics, is-observed experimentally during CO oxidation and analyzed computationally with a realistic reaction-diffusion model. Complete transmission as well as partial blocking of plane waves, creation of spirals as well as chemical turbulence due to presence of a domain boundary with curved waves are found for different parameters.
Journal
Physical Review EPhysical Review E
Volume
52
Issue
6
Pages
R5739-R5742
Date Published
12/1995
ISBN
1063-651X
Short Title
Phys. Rev. E