Synchronization of spatiotemporal patterns in locally coupled excitable media

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 4-

  Hildebrand, Michael ^a,b   Cui, Jianxia ^a   Mihaliuk, Eugene ^a   Wang, Jichang ^a,c   Showalter, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

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EID: 84937018337     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.68.026205     Document Type: Article

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