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Effect of Reaction Parameters on the Wavelength of Pulse Waves in the Belousov–Zhabotinsky Reaction–Diffusion System
- Award ID(s):
- 1856484
- PAR ID:
- 10145127
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Volume:
- 123
- Issue:
- 43
- ISSN:
- 1089-5639
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 9292 to 9297
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.9b08254
