C9 - Chemical canyon
Title
C9 - Chemical canyon
Description
C9: The collision of several rotating spiral waves leads to a complex concentration pattern. The image shows, as a momentary situation, the chemical gradients occurring in such a pattern, where reaction and diffusion move in perfect balance through the solution.
Subject
Pattern formation (Physical sciences); Physics; Visualization; Nonlinear Dynamics; Pattern Formation; Chemical Waves; Reaction Diffusion Systems; Nonlinear Waves; Traveling Waves; Chemical Oscillations; Oscillating chemical reactions;
Creator
Müller, Stefan C.
Plesser, Theo
Source
Dynamic Pattern Formation in Chemistry and Mathematics: Aesthetics in the Sciences: Catalogue of an Exhibition
Contributor
Müller, Stefan C; Plesser, Theo; Hess, Benno; Max-Planck-Institut für Ernährungsphysiologie Dortmund, West-Germany;
Markus, Mario;
Markus, Mario;
Date
1988
Publisher
Laupenmühlen Druck, Bochum
Rights
Format
JPEG
Type
Still Image
Collection
Citation
Müller, Stefan C.
and Plesser, Theo
, “C9 - Chemical canyon,” History of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction, accessed March 28, 2024, https://woosterdigital.org/BZ-history/items/show/211.