Analytical approximations for spiral waves

DOI10.1063/1.4848576MaRDI QIDQ2787913zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Jakob Löber, Harald Engel

Publication date 4 March 2016

Published in Chaos (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1301.6271

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Waves in solid mechanics (74J99)

Abstract: We propose a non-perturbative attempt to solve the kinematic equations for spiral waves in excitable media. From the eikonal equation for the wave front we derive an implicit analytical relation between rotation frequency $Omega$ and core radius $R_0$. For free, rigidly rotating spiral waves our analytical prediction is in good agreement with numerical solutions of the linear eikonal equation not only for very large but also for intermediate and small values of the core radius. An equivalent $Omegaleft(R_{+}ight)$ dependence improves the result by Keener and Tyson for spiral waves pinned to a circular defect with radius $R_{+}$ with Neumann boundaries at the periphery. Simultaneously, analytical approximations for the shape of free and pinned spirals are given. We discuss the reasons why the ansatz fails to correctly describe the result for the dependence of the rotation frequency on the excitability of the medium.

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