Size-Dependent Transition to High-Dimensional Chaotic Dynamics in a Two-Dimensional Excitable Medium
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2009-10-30 v2 Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
The spatiotemporal dynamics of an excitable medium with multiple spiral defects is shown to vary smoothly with system size from short-lived transients for small systems to extensive chaos for large systems. A comparison of the Lyapunov dimension density with the average spiral defect density suggests an average dimension per spiral defect varying between three and seven. We discuss some implications of these results for experimental studies of excitable media.
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@article{arxiv.chao-dyn/9710006,
title = {Size-Dependent Transition to High-Dimensional Chaotic Dynamics in a Two-Dimensional Excitable Medium},
author = {Matthew C. Strain and Henry S. Greenside},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:chao-dyn/9710006},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, Latex, 4 figures