https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2004-00047-7
Rotating bound states of dissipative solitons in systems of reaction-diffusion type
1
Institut für Angewandte Physik, Corrensstr. 2/4,
48149 Münster, Germany
2
A.F. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021
St. Petersburg, Russia
3
Fraunhofer-Institut für Autonome Intelligente Systeme AIS, Schloss Birlinghoven, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany
Corresponding author: a obi@uni-muenster.de
Received:
15
July
2003
Published online:
15
March
2004
We report on the formation of stable rotating bound states consisting of self-organized well localized solitary structures with particle-like behaviour in systems of reaction-diffusion type. These dissipative solitons are detected in an experimental planar d.c. gas-discharge system with a high ohmic barrier, as well as in numerical solutions of related three-component reaction-diffusion equations where the formation of rotating bound states is investigated in the context of a particle ansatz.
PACS: 89.75.Fb – Structures and organization in complex systems / 82.40.Ck – Pattern formation in reactions with diffusion, flow and heat transfer / 52.80.Tn – Other gas discharges
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2004
