Abstract
Breakup of spiral wave and consequent patterns induced by a strong polarized advective field are studied numerically. The dependences of the critical amplitude of the polarized advective field on its polarized modes and the frequency of the spiral wave are obtained. The effects of the circularly polarized advective field (CPAF, one of the polarized modes) are investigated especially. Under the modulation of a suitable CPAF, a new spiral may be reorganized after breakup, with rotating direction determined by the applied external CPAF. Moreover, hexagonal patterns are observed when the frequency of the CPAF is equal to that of the spiral and the amplitude is suitable. Our finding shows that the symmetry and chirality of the applied external field are important to the organization and selection of new-formed patterns.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 34002 |
| Journal | Europhysics Letters |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2008 |