Abstract
We investigate the interaction of thin films with chemical reactions by using as a model system a horizontal film with a reactive mixture of insoluble surfactants on its free surface. The reaction is modeled by a bistable/excitable FitzHugh-Nagumo (FHN) prototype. The chemical reaction can destabilize the film leading to the propagation of solitary pulses on its free surface. © EDP Sciences and Springer 2009. ; SCOPUS: cp.j ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 121-125 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | The European Physical Journal: Special Topics |
Volume | 166 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 8 Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- surface tension
- free surface
- solitary wave
- european physical journal special topic
- chemical system