Suppression of spirals and turbulence in inhomogeneous excitable media

Jiang Xing Chen*, Jun Wen Mao, Bambi Hu, Jiang Rong Xu, Ya Feng He, Yuan Li, Xiao Ping Yuan

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Abstract

Suppression of spiral and turbulence in inhomogeneous media due to local heterogeneity with higher excitability is investigated numerically. When the inhomogeneity is small, control tactics by boundary periodic forcing (BPF) is effective against the existing spiral and turbulence. When the inhomogeneity of excitability is large, a rotating electric field (REF) is utilized to "smooth" regional heterogeneity based on driven synchronization. Consequently, a control approach combining BPF with REF is proposed to suppress the spiral and turbulence. The underlying mechanism of successful suppression is discussed in terms of dispersion relation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number066209
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume79
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Jun 2009

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