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A note on oscillations in a simple model of a chemical reaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

M. Jane Sexton  and
Lawrence K. Forbes
Lawrence K. Forbes
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland, Qld, 4072, Australia.
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Abstract

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We investigate oscillatory behaviour in the famous Belousov-Zhabotinskii chemical reaction, as described by the simple two-variable Oregonator model. It is shown that oscillations are possible only in certain parameter regions. Numerical results are presented, and the presence of fold bifurcations discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 37 , Issue 4 , April 1996 , pp. 451 - 457
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1996

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