Solvable Model of Spiral Wave Chimeras

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  • Erik Andreas Martens
  • Carlo R. Laing
  • Steven H. Strogatz
Spiral waves are ubiquitous in two-dimensional systems of chemical or biological oscillators coupled locally by diffusion. At the center of such spirals is a phase singularity, a topological defect where the oscillator amplitude drops to zero. But if the coupling is nonlocal, a new kind of spiral can occur, with a circular core consisting of desynchronized oscillators running at full amplitude. Here, we provide the first analytical description of such a spiral wave chimera and use perturbation theory to calculate its rotation speed and the size of its incoherent core.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume104
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)044101
Number of pages1
ISSN0031-9007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2010

    Research areas

  • Chimera states,Kuramoto model,Spiral waves

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