title: Topological characterization of spatial-temporal chaos.
abstract: We introduce a technique based on algebraic topology for quantifying spatio-temporally chaotic dynamics. The technique is illustrated using the Gray-Scott and the FitzHugh-Nagumo models.
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA. gameiro@math.gatech.edu
authors.forename: Marcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gameiro
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mischaikow
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kalies