Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Chemical Systems

西弗吉尼亚大学的Kenneth Showalter得到了理论和计算化学项目的资助，继续他在化学系统时空动力学领域的实验研究。 肖沃尔特提出了三条主要的研究路线：1）微扰诱导时空行为的研究; 2）响应化学波和模式的化学机械凝胶系统的开发; 3）气相反应中时空行为的研究。 实验研究将结合理论和计算分析，在每种情况下。非线性动力学的研究是理解自然界复杂性的重要工具。 大多数生物系统的动力学都涉及时空行为，这是非线性动力学中一个具有挑战性和重要性的课题。 化学系统在推进我们对非线性动力学的理解方面发挥着重要作用，因为它们特别适合实验和理论分析，因此可以作为理想的模型系统。 肖沃尔特的研究有助于阐明化学系统的基本特征，这些化学系统表现出模式形成和复杂的时空行为。

Kenneth Showalter of West Virginia University is supported by a grant from The Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Program to continue his experimental research in the area of spatiotemporal dynamics in chemical systems. Showalter proposes three main lines of research: 1) studies of perturbation-induced spatiotemporal behavior; 2) the development of chemomechanical gel systems that respond to chemical waves and patterns; and 3) studies of spatiotemporal behavior in gas phase reactions. Experimental investigations will be combined with theoretical and computational analyses in each case.The study of nonlinear dynamics is an important tool for understanding complexity in nature. The dynamics of most biological systems involves spatiotemporal behavior, which remains a challenging and important topic in nonlinear dynamics. Chemical systems play an important role in advancing our understanding of nonlinear dynamics because they are particularly amenable to experimental and theoretical analyses and hence serve as ideal model systems. Showalter's research serves to elucidate the fundamental characteristics of chemical systems that exhibit pattern formation and complex space-time behavior.