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Chunxia Zhang1, Huimin Liao, Qi Ouyang
1Department of Physics, The Beijing-Hong Kong-Singapore Joint Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems (PKU), and Center for Theoretical Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
Abstract:
We report experimental observations of chemical turbulence and line defects in a three-dimensional (3-D) Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction-diffusion system. Transitions from spiral waves to 3-D chemical turbulence to line defects are observed. These transitions are caused by concentration gradients across the third dimension in the 3-D reaction medium, indicating the observed line defects have a 3-D structure. The line defects come out of the 3-D turbulent state, and become smooth with the increase of the control parameter. Simulation with the two-variable Oregonator model in the 3-D system reproduces similar line defects.
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