Abstract
Scroll rings are three-dimensional spiral waves of excitation that rotate around circular filaments. In a modified Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, these filaments expand, buckle, and build up gradients in rotation phase. The instability is caused by negative filament tension (-4.3× 10-4 cm2 s). Initial deformations are strongest in the direction normal to the filament's osculating plane, and their growth rates decrease rapidly with increasing wave number.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 045202 |
Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Oct 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics