Initiation of re-entry in an excitable medium: Structural investigation of cardiac tissue using a genetic algorithm

Chaos

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Scarle, S ^a   Clayton, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39049185889     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2222238     Document Type: Article

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