title: Collective behavior of stabilized reaction-diffusion waves.
abstract: Stabilized wave segments in the photosensitive Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction are directionally controlled with intensity gradients in the applied illumination. The constant-velocity waves behave like self-propelled particles, and multiple waves interact via an applied interaction potential. Alignment arises from the intrinsic properties of the interacting waves, leading to processional and rotational behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6045, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tinsley
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Showalter
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods*; D002627:Chemistry, Physical / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004058:Diffusion; D005399:Fishes; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D049490:Systems Biology; D013696:Temperature