Kinematic description of wave propagation through a chemical diode.
The geometry of an active medium can cause wave blocking and induce unidirectional propagation. This well established phenomenon was studied in a previous paper within the framework of the photosensitive Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction and the associated Oregonator model. In the present paper, as an extension of that study, the main factors that influence this phenomenon are interpreted in terms of a kinematic model.
Sendiña-Nadal
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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Tulipán, s/n. 28933 Móstoles, Spain. irene.sendina@urjc.es
deCastro
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Gómez-Gesteira
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