Nonlinear Dynamics in Chemical Systems

肯尼斯·肖瓦尔特教授获得了实验物理化学计划的资助，以表彰他对某些化学反应在溶液和溶液-固体介质中的振荡行为的持续研究。这些对化学波的研究为更好地理解化学体系中的空间和时间行为提供了很大的希望。将对碘酸盐-亚硫酸盐-亚铁氰化物的振荡反应进行详细的表征。将完成对组分反应的经典化学动力学研究以及对动力学行为的系统研究。我们将研究各种不同反应和构型中的化学波行为。这项研究的一个特别创新的部分是对催化剂珠球面上的螺旋波的研究。

Professor Kenneth Showalter has been awarded a grant from the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program for continued studies concerning the oscillatory behavior of certain chemical reactions in solution and in solution-solid state media. These studies of chemical waves hold great promise for developing a better understanding of spatial and time behavior in chemical systems. A detailed characterization of the oscillatory iodate-sulfite-ferrocyanide reaction will be carried out. Classical chemical kinetics studies of the component reactions along with a systematic investigation of the dynamical behavior will be accomplished. Chemical wave behavior in a variety of different reactions and configurations will be investigated. One particularly innovative component of this study is the investigation of spiral waves on the spherical surface of catalyst beads.