"Multiple Time Scale Dynamics in Chemical Oscillators" by Chris Scheper

(Nonlinear Science Webinar)

Dynamical systems with multiple time scales have invariant geometric objects that organize the dynamics in phase space. The slow-fast structure of the dynamical system leads to phenomena such as canards, mixed-mode oscillations, and bifurcation delay. We'll discuss two projects involving chemical oscillators. The first is the analysis of a simple chemical model that exhibits complex oscillations. Its bifurcations are studied using a geometric reduction  of the system to a one-dimensional induced map. The second investigates the slow-fast mechanisms generating mixed-mode oscillations in a model of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ)...

(Nonlinear Science Webinar)

Dynamical systems with multiple time scales have invariant geometric objects that organize the dynamics in phase space. The slow-fast structure of the dynamical system leads to phenomena such as canards, mixed-mode oscillations, and bifurcation delay. We'll discuss two projects involving chemical oscillators. The first is the analysis of a simple chemical model that exhibits complex oscillations. Its bifurcations are studied using a geometric reduction  of the system to a one-dimensional induced map. The second investigates the slow-fast mechanisms generating mixed-mode oscillations in a model of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. A mechanism called dynamic Hopf bifurcation is responsible for shaping the dynamics of the system.

If you are not in Howey 501: this webminar is broadcast on evo.caltech.edu (register, start EVO, webinar link is evo.caltech.edu/evoNext/koala.jnlp?meeting=MMMeMn2e2sDDDD9v9nD29M)

Event Details

Date/Time:

  • Date: 
    Monday, December 6, 2010 - 5:00am

Location:
 Howey W501A