Front propagation in spatially modulated media

A two-dimensional reaction-diffusion front which propagates in a modulated medium is studied. The modulation consists of a spatial variation of the local front velocity in the transverse direction to that of the front propagation. We study analytically and numerically the final steady-state velocity...

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Autores: Armero Rovira, Juan, Lacasta Palacio, Ana María, Ramírez Piscina, Laureano, Casademunt i Viader, Jaume, Sancho, José M., Sagués i Mestre, Francesc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/18721
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/18721
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Teoria quàntica
Teoria quàntica de camps
Dinàmica de fluids
Relativitat especial (Física)
Quantum theory
Quantum field theory
Fluid dynamics
Special relativity (Physics)
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Sumario:A two-dimensional reaction-diffusion front which propagates in a modulated medium is studied. The modulation consists of a spatial variation of the local front velocity in the transverse direction to that of the front propagation. We study analytically and numerically the final steady-state velocity and shape of the front, resulting from a nontrivial interplay between the local curvature effects and the global competition process between different maxima of the control parameter. The transient dynamics of the process is also studied numerically and analytically by means of singular perturbation techniques.