From labyrinthine patterns to spiral turbulence

Aric Hagberg, Ehud Meron

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Abstract

A new mechanism for spiral vortex nucleation in nongradient reaction diffusion systems is proposed. It involves two key ingredients: an ising-Bloch type front bifurcation and an instability of a planar front to transverse perturbations. Vortex nucleation by this mechanism plays an important role in inducing a transition from labyrinthine patterns to spiral turbulence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2494-2497
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume72
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1994
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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