title: Vortex-pair dynamics in anisotropic bistable media: a kinematic approach.
abstract: In isotropic bistable media, a vortex pair typically evolves into rotating spiral waves. In an anisotropic system, instead of spiral waves, the vortices can form wave fragments that propagate with a constant speed in a given direction determined by the system's anisotropy. The fragments may propagate invariably, shrink, or expand. We develop a kinematic approach for the study of vortex-pair dynamics in anisotropic bistable media and use it to capture the wave fragment dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Mathematical Modeling and Analysis, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
authors.forename: Aric
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagberg
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meron