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Dissipative structures in a two-cell system: Numerical and experimental approaches.

J Breton1, D Thomas, J F Hervagault

  • 1Laboratoire de Technologie Enzymatique, Unité Associée No. 523, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, BP 233 60206 Compiègne, France.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|February 1, 1986
PubMed
Summary

Researchers observed multiple steady states in a photoreduction system. Dissipative structures and hysteresis effects were found in a two-reactor setup with dichloroindophenol mass exchange.

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Area of Science:

  • Biophysical Chemistry
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics

Background:

  • The coupling between thylakoid photoreduction of dichloroindophenol and light intensity can yield multiple steady states under open conditions.
  • Artificial electron acceptors like dichloroindophenol are crucial in studying photosynthetic electron transport chains.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the occurrence of dissipative structures in a system of two continuously stirred tank reactors with mutual mass exchange.
  • To explore the role of transient asymmetries in generating stable spatial structures.
  • To identify and characterize hysteresis effects between different steady states.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulations of a two-reactor system with mutual mass exchange of dichloroindophenol.

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  • Experimental validation of the simulated findings.
  • Analysis of transient internal and external asymmetries to understand structure formation.

    • Main Results:

    • Observed the formation of stable spatial dissipative structures.
    • Demonstrated that transient asymmetries are key to generating these structures.
    • Documented a nontrivial hysteresis effect between symmetric and asymmetric stable steady states.

    Conclusions:

    • The study confirms the emergence of dissipative structures and hysteresis in a coupled reactor system.
    • Transient asymmetries play a critical role in the self-organization of chemical systems.
    • Findings contribute to understanding complex dynamics in non-equilibrium chemical systems.