Trigger waves in a model for catalysis

Roy H. Goodman, David S. Graff, Leonard M. Sander, Patrick Leroux-Hugon, Eric Clément

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Abstract

We consider the model of catalysis due to Ziff, Gulari, and Barshad [Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 2553 (1986)], as a pattern formation problem. We find that the model supports trigger waves, and we examine the dependence of the wave velocity on diffusion. In addition to the usual interface width, there is a statistical broadening of the wave front that increases in time as t1/3. (c) 1995 The American Physical Society

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5904-5909
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume52
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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