Experiments on a quasi-two-dimensional Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction-diffusion system, periodically forced at approximately twice its natural frequency, exhibit resonant labyrinthine patterns that develop through two distinct mechanisms. In both cases, large amplitude labyrinthine patterns form that consist of interpenetrating fingers of frequency-locked regions differing in phase by π. An...

Spontaneous antispiral wave formation was observed during the simulation of typical reaction-diffusion systems using differential equations models. The equations for the FitzHugh-Nagumo (FHN), complex Ginzburg-Landau (CGL) and the two-variable Oregonator models were integrated using Runge-Kutta methods. It was found that antispiral waves can occur only near the Hopf bifurcation, i.e. the point ...

Spontaneous spatiotemporal wave activity occurs in groups of excitable particles for groups larger than a critical size. Experiments are carried out with particles loaded with the catalyst of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction that are immersed in catalyst-free reaction mixture. The particles diffusively exchange activator and inhibitor species with the surrounding solution. All particles are no...

The effect of acetone on temporal oscillations and spatio-temporal patterns occurring in the ruthenium-catalyzed Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction was investigated in a closed batch system. The periods of temporal oscillations and waves significantly decrease with increasing acetone concentration. At low concentrations of acetone (0.01-0.05 M), regular wave patterns are observed with prolonged...

We introduce analog integrated circuits that imitate a typical model of a reaction diffusion system, called the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. The BZ reaction gives us many insights into developing new architectures based on a new computing paradigm such as in active wave computing. The analog unit circuit exhibits both excitatory and oscillatory behaviors with very stiff responses, as obs...