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Area of Science:

  • Complex systems
  • Chemical kinetics
  • Fluid dynamics

Background:

  • Three-dimensional excitable systems exhibit self-organized vortex patterns.
  • These patterns rotate around one-dimensional phase singularities known as filaments.
  • Controlling these complex dynamics is crucial for understanding pattern formation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the controlled repositioning of scroll wave rotation centers in 3D excitable systems.
  • To investigate the effects of pinning phase singularities to translating heterogeneities.
  • To explain the observed phenomena using a curvature flow model.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments using the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction.
  • Numerical simulations of 3D excitable systems.
  • Pinning scroll wave filaments to translating inert cylinders.

Main Results:

  • Controlled repositioning of scroll wave rotation centers was achieved.
  • Stretching of phase singularities along heterogeneity trajectories was observed when pinning sites were partial.
  • The trailing end point of the singularity followed the heterogeneity at a reduced velocity.

Conclusions:

  • Pinning phase singularities to translating heterogeneities provides a method for controlling scroll wave dynamics.
  • A curvature flow model accurately explains the observed velocities and filament shapes.
  • This research offers insights into the manipulation of complex self-organizing patterns.