title: Spontaneous spiral formation in two-dimensional oscillatory media.
abstract: Computational studies of pattern formation in a modified Oregonator model of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction is described. Initially inactive two-dimensional reaction media with an immobilized catalyst is connected to a reservoir of fresh reactants through a set of discrete points distributed randomly over the interphase surface. It is shown that the diffusion of reactants combined with oscillatory reaction kinetics can give rise to spontaneous spiral formation and phase waves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Systems, National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, Higashi 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
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authors.lastname: Kettunen
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authors.lastname: Amemiya
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohmori
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi