Solvable Model of Spiral Wave Chimeras

Erik Andreas Martens, Carlo R. Laing, Steven H. Strogatz

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Abstract

Spiral waves are ubiquitous in two-dimensional systems of chemical or biological oscillators coupled locally by diffusion. At the center of such spirals is a phase singularity, a topological defect where the oscillator amplitude drops to zero. But if the coupling is nonlocal, a new kind of spiral can occur, with a circular core consisting of desynchronized oscillators running at full amplitude. Here, we provide the first analytical description of such a spiral wave chimera and use perturbation theory to calculate its rotation speed and the size of its incoherent core.
OriginalsprogUdefineret/Ukendt
TidsskriftPhysical Review Letters
Vol/bind104
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)044101
Antal sider1
ISSN0031-9007
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 29 jan. 2010

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