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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337869803321

Autore

Totz Jan Frederik

Titolo

Synchronization and Waves in Active Media / / by Jan Frederik Totz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-11057-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 pages)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

531.1133

530.124

Soggetti

Statistical physics

Biophysics

Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory

Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems

Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Confined Scroll Rings -- Target Wave Synchronization on a Network -- Spiral Wave Chimera -- Appendix: Dimensional Reduction of Oscillators and Oscillatory Patterns.

Sommario/riassunto

The interplay between synchronization and spatio-temporal pattern formation is central for a broad variety of phenomena in nature, such as the coordinated contraction of heart tissue, associative memory and learning in neural networks, and pathological synchronization during Parkinson disease or epilepsy. In this thesis, three open puzzles of fundametal research in Nonlinear Dynamics are tackled: How does spatial confinement affect the dynamics of three-dimensional vortex rings? What role do permutation symmetries play in the spreading of excitation waves on networks? Does the spiral wave chimera state really exist? All investigations combine a theoretical approach and experimental verification, which exploit an oscillatory chemical reaction. A novel experimental setup is developed that allows for studying networks with N > 1000 neuromorphic relaxation oscillators. It facilitates the free choice of network topology, coupling function as



well as its strength, range and time delay, which can even be chosen as time-dependent. These experimental capabilities open the door to a broad range of future experimental inquiries into pattern formation and synchronization on large networks, which were previously out of reach. .