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I Sendiña-Nadal1, E Mihaliuk, J Wang
1Group of Nonlinear Physics, Facultade de Físicas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Abstract:
Wave propagation in a photosensitive, subexcitable Belousov-Zhabotinsky medium is made possible by periodic modulation of a homogeneous illumination field. The propagation can be understood in terms of an interplay between the radial expansion of the wave and the motion of its free ends as the excitability varies periodically. This description leads to a simple kinematic analysis that provides insights into the initial conditions and forcing parameters giving rise to sustained wave propagation.
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