Spiral Waves - modelling the BZ reaction

This applet demonstrates spiral waves,


As the system evolves you will see the excited ( red ) state form a spiral wave. There are three scroll bars which ( from left to right ) control the rate of:

  • U diffusion - default 50
  • V diffusion - default 50
  • V kinetics - default 50
    It is also possible to excite/de-excite parts of the system by clicking on them. This allows you to see how perturbations to the system would develop. For a mathematical analysis of spiral waves and for the meaning of the U and V terms, the interested reader can refer to 'Mathematical Biology' - J. D. Murray - Published Springer