Epstein, Irving

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Epstein, Irving R. (Irving Robert), 1945-An introduction to nonlinear chemical dyamics oscillations, waves, patterns, and chaos / Irving R. Epstein, John A. Pojman. p. cm. - (Topics in physical chemistry)... 

However, it turned out that I was involved in an endless reorganization, and finally I became the formal head of a large nonhomogeneous department, unable to perform real research. The overall situation in Soviet science deteriorated fast during the last years of existence of the Soviet Union. So I was happy when, in 1991, Irving Epstein offered me a one-year visiting position at Brandeis University. 

Irving R. Epstein, John A. Pojman, and Qui Tran-Cong-Miyata ... 

Thus, we have two autocatalytic reactions that have the species 1 and I2 in common. In late 1980, Patrick De Kepper, who had developed the cross-shaped phase diagram model while working with Jacques Boissonade at the Paul Pascal Research Center in Bordeaux, arrived at Brandeis University to join forces with Irving Epstein and Kenneth Kustin, who had independently come to the conclusion that chemical oscillators could be built from autocatalytic reactions and had targeted the chlorite iodide and arsenitc iodate systems as promising candidates. The collaboration quickly bore fruit. 

Donald W. Boyd, Irving R. Epstein, Kenneth Kustin, and Oscar Valdes-Aguilera Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254, USA... 

The writing of this review was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (Grant CHE-9304087). I am grateful to Irving Epstein, Kenneth Kustin and Matthew Eager for a critical reading of the manuscript and useful comments. 

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