ABSTRACT

Excitable media comprise a class of models for a wide range of physical, chemical, and biological systems that exhibit spontaneous formation of spatial patterns. Patterns in Excitable Media: Genesis, Dynamics, and Control explores several aspects of the dynamics of such patterns-in particular their evolution upon interaction with structural and fun

part |2 pages

Part I: Introducing Excitable Media

chapter 1|18 pages

Introducing excitable media

chapter 2|26 pages

The world of excitable systems

chapter 3|16 pages

Dynamics of patterns in excitable media

part |2 pages

Part II: Dynamics in Disordered Excitable Media

chapter 5|48 pages

Localized defects and dynamics

chapter 6|14 pages

Spatial gradients and dynamics

chapter 7|14 pages

Distributed heterogeneities and dynamics

part |2 pages

Part III: Controlling Dynamics of Excitable Media

chapter 9|8 pages

Control and dynamical systems

chapter 10|24 pages

Controlling multiperiodic behavior

chapter 11|20 pages

Control of reentrant waves and spirals

chapter 12|34 pages

Controlling spatiotemporal chaos

chapter 13|10 pages

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