Oscillatory Chemical Reactions

The present state of the field of chemical oscillators and the direction in which it is evolving are reviewed in this paper. A qualitative discussion of the theoretical background of chemical oscillators is presented. One section of the paper is concerned with possible mechanisms for the oscillators and the differential equations representing their dynamic behavior. The types of systems where homogeneous oscillations have been observed are indicated, and then those few reactions for which detailed mechanisms have been proposed are discussed. 111 references. (BLM)