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Drift of large-core spiral waves in inhomogeneous excitable media

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Spiral waves in excitable media may drift due to interaction with medium inhomogeneities. We describe this drift asymptotically, within the kinematic (eikonal) approximation.

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    Yury E. Elkin & Vadim N. Biktashev

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Elkin, Y.E., Biktashev, V.N. Drift of large-core spiral waves in inhomogeneous excitable media. Journal of Biological Physics 25, 129–147 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005187225866

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