Scroll wave instability controlled by external fluctuations

Scroll waves, a characteristic dynamical pattern of three-dimensional excitable media, exhibit an instability under low excitability conditions. This unstable regime can be partially controlled by using random forcing in a clear manifestation of the ordering role of a stochastic external perturbatio...

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Autores: Alonso Muñoz, Sergio|||0000-0002-3989-8757, Sagués Mestres, Francesc, Sancho Herrero, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/177417
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/177417
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2004.12.017
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wave equations
Scroll waves
Excitable media
Order out of noise
Equacions d'ones
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Acústica
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Sumario:Scroll waves, a characteristic dynamical pattern of three-dimensional excitable media, exhibit an instability under low excitability conditions. This unstable regime can be partially controlled by using random forcing in a clear manifestation of the ordering role of a stochastic external perturbation. Analytical and numerical results confirm this unexpected noise effect.