Published August 20, 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Inwards Propagating Waves in a Limit Cycle Medium

Description

The existence of a novel inwards propagating wave motion is demonstrated in a limit-cycle medium both for the FitzHugh-Nagumo and for modified Chernyak-Starobin-Cohen reaction-diffusion systems. The waves (pulses) are seen to be moving 'backwards,' that is, towards the point where the triggering pulse was initiated, instead of the regular propagation away from the origin. The feasibility of the phenomenon and some of its features are analyzed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
87
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 084101-084101.4
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
32047739
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; LIMIT CYCLE; ORIGIN; OSCILLATORS; PULSES; WAVE PROPAGATION
Descriptors DEC
ATTRACTORS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; KINETICS; REACTION KINETICS

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Notes
Othernumber: PRLTAO000087000008084101000001; 050131PRL
Funding organization
United States (United States)