Pulse propagation in discrete systems of coupled excitable cells

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 619-635

  Carpio, A ^a   Bonilla, L L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Discrete reaction diffusion equations; Propagation failure; Spatially discrete FitzHugh Nagumo system; Traveling wave pulses

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

PULSE PROPAGATION;

WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0038781724     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139901391732     Document Type: Article

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