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Computation of the response functions of spiral waves in active media

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Biktasheva, I. V., Barkley, Dwight, Biktashev, V. N., Bordyugov, G. V. and Foulkes, A. J. (2009) Computation of the response functions of spiral waves in active media. Physical Review E, Vol.79 (No.5 Part 2). Article no. 056702. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.79.056702 ISSN 1539-3755.

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Abstract

Rotating spiral waves are a form of self-organization observed in spatially extended systems of physical, chemical, and biological natures. A small perturbation causes gradual change in spatial location of spiral's rotation center and frequency, i.e., drift. The response functions (RFs) of a spiral wave are the eigenfunctions of the adjoint linearized operator corresponding to the critical eigenvalues lambda=0,+/- i omega. The RFs describe the spiral's sensitivity to small perturbations in the way that a spiral is insensitive to small perturbations where its RFs are close to zero. The velocity of a spiral's drift is proportional to the convolution of RFs with the perturbation. Here we develop a regular and generic method of computing the RFs of stationary rotating spirals in reaction-diffusion equations. We demonstrate the method on the FitzHugh-Nagumo system and also show convergence of the method with respect to the computational parameters, i.e., discretization steps and size of the medium. The obtained RFs are localized at the spiral's core.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Mathematics
Journal or Publication Title: Physical Review E
Publisher: American Physical Society
ISSN: 1539-3755
Official Date: May 2009
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DateEvent
May 2009Published
Volume: Vol.79
Number: No.5 Part 2
Number of Pages: 10
Page Range: Article no. 056702
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.79.056702
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant number: EP/D074789/1 (EPSRC), EP/D074746/1 (EPSRC)

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