Effects of a quenched disorder on wave propagation in excitable media

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2353-2361

  Sendina Nadal I ^a   Perez Munuzuri V ^a   Gomez Gesteira M ^a   Munuzuri A P ^a   Perez Villar V ^a   Vives, D ^b   Sagues F ^b   Casademunt, J ^b   Sancho, J M ^b   Ramirez Piscina L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

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EID: 0033481090     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127499001863     Document Type: Article

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