Superexcitability induced spiral breakup in excitable systems

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1753-1759

  Giaquinta, A ^a,b   Boccaletti, S ^a,b   Arecchi, F T ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 0030237804     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127496001089     Document Type: Article

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