For a system to exhibit spiral patterns one would expect its parts to behave synchronously, as in a Mexican wave. Proving the contrary, chemical oscillators have now been observed in a state comprising a spiral surrounding an asynchronous core.
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Davidsen, J. Symmetry-breaking spirals. Nature Phys 14, 207–208 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-017-0014-7
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