Logic gates in excitable media
- 8 August 1995
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 103 (6), 2058-2066
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.469732
Abstract
The interaction of chemical waves propagating through capillary tubes is studied experimentally and numerically. Certain combinations of two or more tubes give rise to logic gates based on input and output signals in the form of chemical waves and wave initiations. The geometrical configuration, the temporal synchronization of the waves, and the ratio of the tube radius to the critical radius of the excitable medium determine the features of the logic gates.Keywords
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