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Synchronization and Waves in Active Media

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  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D thesis by the Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • Reviews mathematical reduction theory for continuous oscillator fields and discrete coupled oscillators
  • Describes the chemistry behind the oscillatory BZ reaction
  • Provides a tutorial on scientific computing on GPUs

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Jan Frederik Totz
    Pages 1-12
  3. Confined Scroll Rings

    • Jan Frederik Totz
    Pages 13-35
  4. Target Wave Synchronization on a Network

    • Jan Frederik Totz
    Pages 37-54
  5. Spiral Wave Chimera

    • Jan Frederik Totz
    Pages 55-97
  6. Conclusion

    • Jan Frederik Totz
    Pages 99-101
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 103-164

About this book

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.  


Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Jan Frederik Totz

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