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Superlattice Turing structures in a photosensitive reaction-diffusion system
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Superlattice Turing structures in a photosensitive reaction-diffusion system

Igal Berenstein, Lingfa Yang, Milos Dolnik, Anatol M Zhabotinsky and Irving R Epstein
Physical Review Letters, Vol.91(5), pp.058302-058302
08/01/2003
PMID: 12906637

Abstract

superlattice structures Turing pattern reaction-diffusion system Computer Simulation or Modeling
Families of complex superlattice structures, consisting of combinations of basic hexagonal or square patterns, are found in a photosensitive reaction-diffusion system. The structures are induced by simple illumination patterns whose wavelengths are appropriately related to that of the system's intrinsic Turing pattern. Computer simulations agree with the structures and their stability. The technique offers a general approach to generating superlattices for use in information storage and other applications.

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