Non-steady behaviour of a spiral under a constant current

A. Belmonte, J. M. Flesselles

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Abstract

We present an experimental study of the motion of a rotating spiral in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction in an «almost open» reactor, under the influence of a constant external current. We provide a simple model based on symmetries to explain the previous experimental observations, but show that it is unable to describe the true motion of a spiral. The motion of a spiral cannot be reduced to that of its centre: global deformation modes must also be taken into account.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)267-272
Number of pages6
JournalEPL
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 20 1995

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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