The European Physical Journal Special Topics

Vol. 165 (December 2008)

Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: Selected Problems

Editorial

• Chaos and nonlinear dynamics: Advances and perspectives     p. 1
  G. Károlyi, A. de Moura, M.C. Romano, M. Thiel and J. Kurths
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• Detecting chaos, determining the dimensions of tori and predicting slow diffusion in Fermi–Pasta–Ulam lattices by the Generalized Alignment Index method     p. 5
  C. Skokos, T. Bountis and C. Antonopoulos
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• Embedding in higher dimensions causes ambiguity in determining equations from data - Embedding in higher dimensions     p. 15
  P.G. Vaidya and S. Majumder
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• Multivariate analysis of dynamical processes - Point processes and time series     p. 25
  K. Henschel, B. Hellwig, F. Amtage, J. Vesper, M. Jachan, C.H. Lücking, J. Timmer and B. Schelter
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• Regime prediction and predictability in nonlinear dynamical systems     p. 35
  F. Kwasniok
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• Chaotic orbits prediction and atypical bifurcations in a class of piece-wise linear noninvertible maps     p. 45
  I. Taralova
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• Dynamical systems generated by two alternating vector fields     p. 61
  P. Pokorny and A. Klic
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• Increasing average period lengths by switching of robust chaos maps in finite precision     p. 73
  N. Nagaraj, M.C. Shastry and P.G. Vaidya
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• Determination of large deviation statistical structure functions     p. 85
  M.U. Kobayashi
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• The scar mechanism revisited     p. 93
  F. Borondo, D.A. Wisniacki, E.G. Vergini and R.M. Benito
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• A linear path toward synchronization - Anomalous scaling in a new class of exactly solvable Kuramoto models     p. 103
  D.C. Roberts and R. Teodorescu
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• Time shifting chaotic signals using synchronization     p. 111
  J.N. Blakely and N.J. Corron
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• Transmission of information and synchronization in a pair of coupled chaotic circuits: An experimental overview     p. 119
  M.S. Baptista, S.P. Garcia, S.K. Dana and J. Kurths
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• Synchronization of neurons in micro-electrode array cultures     p. 129
  F. Esposti and M.G. Signorini
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• Phase clustering in globally coupled photochemical oscillators     p. 137
  A.F. Taylor, P. Kapetanopoulos, B.J. Whitaker, R. Toth, L. Bull and M.R. Tinsley
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• An analysis of a two cylinder-fluid interaction at critical gap spacing by a cell boundary element method     p. 151
  A.B. Ravi, M. Tan and W.G. Price
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• Collective behavior of particle-like chemical waves     p. 161
  M.R. Tinsley, A.J. Steele and K. Showalter
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• Superdiffusive wave front propagation in a chemical active flow     p. 169
  G. Fernández-García and V. Pérez-Muñuzuri
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• Cutting DNA: Mechanics of the topoisomerase     p. 175
  J.M.T. Thompson
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• Frequency map analysis of the 3D vibrational dynamics of the LiCN/LiNC molecular system     p. 183
  J.C. Losada, R.M. Benito and F. Borondo
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• Tokamak magnetic field lines described by simple maps - Dedicated to Professor Celso Grebogi on the occasion of his 60th birthday     p. 195
  J.S.E. Portela, I.L. Caldas and R.L. Viana
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• Template analysis of a Faraday disk dynamo     p. 211
  I.M. Moroz
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• Controlling chaos in a satellite power supply subsystem     p. 221
  E.E.N. Macau, L.F. Ramos Turci and T. Yoneyama
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• Dynamics of an impact oscillator with SMA constraint     p. 229
  E. Sitnikova, E. Pavlovskaia and M. Wiercigroch
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