title: Self-segregation of competitive chaotic populations
abstract: The dynamical behavior of species competing for a common resource is studied with a reaction-diffusion system based on cubic autocatalysis. Randomly seeded populations self-segregate to form a complex network of domains separated by distinct interfaces. For chaotic populations in one-dimensional media, the interfaces exhibit irregular motions on long time scales. In two-dimensional media, the interface motions are governed by curvature-induced drift.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6045, USA.
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wackerbauer
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Showalter