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Igal Berenstein¹, Alberto P Muñuzuri

¹Group of Complex Systems, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

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Summary

Light-driven chlorine dioxide-iodine-malonic acid (CDIMA) reactions exhibit a waving stripe pattern. Forcing velocity influences pattern relaxation, while instabilities do not disrupt the waving motion.

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Area of Science:

Chemical kinetics
Nonlinear dynamics
Pattern formation

Background:

The chlorine dioxide-iodine-malonic acid (CDIMA) reaction is a well-studied oscillating chemical system.
Light can be used to externally control chemical reactions and induce pattern formation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of the CDIMA reaction under patterned light forcing.
To analyze the effect of moving stripe patterns and forcing velocity on reaction-diffusion waves.

Main Methods:

Experimental study of the CDIMA reaction.
Application of patterned light with moving stripes to control the reaction.
Observation and analysis of resulting spatiotemporal patterns, including waving stripes.

Main Results:

The CDIMA reaction exhibits an oscillating stripe pattern (waving) when forced with moving light stripes.
Different relative wavelengths between stationary and moving patterns were observed.
The velocity of the light forcing influences the relaxation modes of the pattern towards the Turing wavelength.
Zigzag and Eckhaus instabilities affect pattern symmetry but not the waving behavior.

Conclusions:

Light forcing with moving patterns can induce complex spatiotemporal behavior in the CDIMA reaction.
The waving stripe dynamics are robust against certain pattern instabilities.
Forcing velocity plays a key role in the pattern's approach to its equilibrium state.