This paper is an introductory review of the problem of front propagation into unstable states.
Our presentation is centered around the concept of the asymptotic linear spreading velocity …

Diffusive instabilities provide the engine for an ever increasing number of dissipative
structures. In this class autocatalytic chemical systems are prone to generate temporal and …

Pattern formation in reaction–diffusion systems as a result of instabilities in the
homogeneous states has been the focus of numerous theoretical1–5 and experimental6–11 …

Jacket illustration. CryoSEM micrograph of a freeze-fractured yeast cell. Specimen was
prepared according to Walther et al (1995) and imaged using back-scattered electrons …

We consider the buoyancy driven Rayleigh–Taylor instability of reaction-diffusion acidity
fronts in a vertical Hele–Shaw cell using the chlorite–tetrathionate (CT) reaction as a model …

The mechanism of active phase synchronization in a suspension of oscillatory yeast cells
has remained a puzzle for almost half a century. The difficulty of the problem stems from the …

In an one-side-fed open spatial reactor operated with the chlorine dioxide− iodine− malonic
acid reaction in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol, we systematically studied the growth …

A+ B→ C reaction fronts describe a wide variety of natural and engineered dynamics,
according to the specific nature of reactants and product. Recent works have shown that the …

We show that cross-coupling between the geometrical changes and the chemical reaction-
diffusion regimes within a piece of gel embedded in a stationary reactive medium kept far …

The initial rate of formation of chlorine dioxide in the chlorite− tetrathionate reaction changes
in an unusual fashion. The formal kinetic order of both reactants varies over a very wide …