Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Abstract
The synchronization of two distributed Belousov-Zhabotinsky systems is experimentally and theoretically investigated. Symmetric local coupling of the systems is made possible with the use of a video camera-projector scheme. The spatial disorder of the coupled systems, with random initial configurations of spirals, gradually decreases until a final state is attained, which corresponds to a synchronized state with a single spiral in each system. The experimental observations are confirmed with numerical simulations of two identical Oregonator models with symmetric local coupling, and a systematic study reveals generalized synchronization of spiral waves. Several different types of synchronization attractors are distinguished.
Digital Commons Citation
Hildebrand, Michael; Cui, Jianxia; Mihaliuk, Eugene; Wang, Jichang; and Showalter, Kenneth, "Synchronization Of Spatiotemporal Patterns In Locally Coupled Excitable Media" (2003). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 692.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/692
Source Citation
Hildebrand, Michael., Cui, Jianxia., Mihaliuk, Eugene., Wang, Jichang., & Showalter, Kenneth.(2003). Synchronization Of Spatiotemporal Patterns In Locally Coupled Excitable Media. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, And Soft Matter Physics, 68(2). http://doi.org/10.1103/Physreve.68.026205