A MODEL FOR FAST COMPUTER-SIMULATION OF WAVES IN EXCITABLE MEDIA

Starting from a two-variable system of reaction-diffusion equations, an algorithm is devised for efficient simulation of waves in excitable media. The spatio-temporal resolution of the simulation can be varied continuously. For fine resolutions the algorithm provides accurate solution of the underlying reaction-diffusion equations. For coarse resolutions, the algorithm provides qualitative simulations at small computational cost.