Continuous flow · dim 3
Belousov-Zhabotinsky (Oregonator)
The most famous oscillating chemical reaction. With suitable parameters the reduced model exhibits mixed-mode oscillations and chaos; the 2D PDE version produces spiral waves.
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Field-Körös-Noyes 'Oregonator' 3-variable reduction of the BZ reaction kinetics.At a glance
| Parameters | rate constants depending on temperature and concentrations |
|---|---|
| Chaotic for | narrow parameter window in the FKN model |
| History | Belousov (1951), Zhabotinsky (1964); FKN model (1972). |