Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 058101 (2002) [4 pages]Spiral Wave Generation in Heterogeneous Excitable Media
As the coupling in a heterogeneous excitable medium is reduced, three different types of behavior are encountered: plane waves propagate without breaking up, plane waves break up into spiral waves, and plane waves block. We illustrate these phenomena in monolayers of chick embryonic heart cells using calcium sensitive fluorescent dyes. Following the addition of heptanol, an agent that reduces the electrical coupling between cells, we observe breakup of spiral waves. These results are modeled in a heterogeneous cellular automaton model in which the neighborhood of interaction is modified. © 2002 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.058101
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.058101
PACS:
87.19.-j, 05.40.-a, 05.45.-a, 89.75.-k
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