Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
Chemical waves are initiated in an excitable medium by resonance with local periodic forcing of the excitability. Experiments are carried out with a photosensitive Belousov-Zhabotinsky medium, in which the excitability is varied according to the intensity of the imposed illumination. Complex resonance patterns are exhibited as a function of the amplitude and frequency of the forcing. Local resonance-induced wave initiation transforms the medium globally from a quiescent excitable steady state to a periodic state of successive traveling waves.
Digital Commons Citation
Chigwada, Tabitha Ruvarashe; Parmananda, P.; and Showalter, Kenneth, "Resonance Pacemakers in Excitable Media" (2006). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 311.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/311
Source Citation
Chigwada, Tabitha Ruvarashe., Parmananda, P.., & Showalter, Kenneth. (2006). Resonance Pacemakers In Excitable Media. Physical Review Letters, 96(24). http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.244101