oregonator_ode

oregonator_ode, a Python code which sets up and solves the ordinary differential equations (ODE) that define the Oregonator, a model of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

oregonator_ode is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and codes:

python_ode, Python codes which sets up various systems of ordinary differential equations (ODE).

Reference:

• Richard Field, Endre Koros, Richard Noyes,
  Oscillations in Chemical Systems II. Thorough analysis of temporal oscillations in the Ce-BrO3-malonic acid system,
  Journal of the American Chemical Society,
  Volume 94, pages 8649-8664, 1972.

Source Code:

• oregonator_ode.py, the source code.
• oregonator_ode.sh, runs all the tests.
• oregonator_ode.txt, the output file.

• oregonator_solve_ivp_x.png, a plot of log10(x(t)) over time.
• oregonator_solve_ivp_y.png, a plot of log10(y(t)) over time.
• oregonator_solve_ivp_z.png, a plot of log10(z(t)) over time.
• oregonator_solve_ivp_xyz.png, a 3D plot of log10(x(t),y(t),z(t)) over time.