Published September 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

Stratified Spatiotemporal Chaos in Anisotropic Reaction-Diffusion Systems

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik Komplexer Systeme, Noethnitzer Strasse 38, 01187 Dresden (Germany)
  • 2. Theoretical Division and Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
  • 3. The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research and the Physics Department, Ben-Gurion University, Sede Boker Campus 84990 (Israel)
  • 4. Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Paseo Juan XXIII 1, E-28040 Madrid (Spain)

Description

Numerical simulations of two-dimensional pattern formation in an anisotropic bistable reaction-diffusion medium reveal a new dynamical state, stratified spatiotemporal chaos, characterized by strong correlations along one of the principal axes. Equations that describe the dependence of front motion on the angle illustrate the mechanism leading to stratified chaos. copyright 1999 The American Physical Society

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
83
Journal Issue
13
Journal Page Range
p. 2664-2667
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
31001286
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; REACTION KINETICS; STRATIFICATION
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; KINETICS; MECHANICS