1. Evolution under alliance-specific cyclical invasion rates : lecture, presented at the Satellite Workshop at ECCS 07, Dresden, 4th-5th October (Evolution of of noise), 2007Matjaž Perc, 2007, unpublished conference contribution Keywords: hrup, intenziteta hrupa, dilema zapornika, kaos, nelinearni dinamični sistemi, noise, spatiotemporal noise, intensity, prisoner's dilemma, chaos, nonlinear dynamic systems
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2. Cooperation out of noise : lecture, presented at the Satellite Workshop at ECCS 07, Dresden, 4th-5th OctoberMatjaž Perc, 2007, unpublished conference contribution Keywords: hrup, intenziteta hrupa, dilema zapornika, kaos, nelinearni dinamični sistemi, noise, spatiotemporal noise, intensity, prisoner's dilemma, chaos, nonlinear dynamic systems
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3. Nonlinear time series analysis of the human electrocardiogramMatjaž Perc, 2005, original scientific article Abstract: We analyse the human electrocardiogram with simple nonlinear time series analysis methods that are appropriate for graduate as well as undergraduate courses. In particular, attention is devoted to the notions of determinism and stationarity in physiological data. We emphasize that methods of nonlinear time series analysis can be successfully applied only if the studied data set originates from a deterministic stationary system. After positively establishing the presence of determinism and stationarity in the studied electrocardiogram, we calculate the maximal Lyapunov exponent, thus providing interesting insights into the dynamics of the human heart. Moreover, to facilitate interest and enable the integration of nonlinear time series analysis methods into the curriculum at an early stage of the educational process, we also provide user-friendly programs for each implemented method.
Keywords: dynamic systems, chaotic systems, nonlinear dynamics, electrocardiogram, human electrocardiogram, nonlinear analyses
Published in DKUM: 07.06.2012; Views: 2504; Downloads: 114
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4. Visualizing the attraction of strange attractorsMatjaž Perc, 2005, original scientific article Abstract: We describe a simple new method that provides instructive insights into the dynamics of chaotic time-continuous systems that yield strange attractors as solutions in the phase space. In particular, we show that the norm of the vector field component that is orthogonal to the trajectory is an excellent quantity for visualizing the attraction of strange attractors, thus promoting the understanding of their formation and overall structure. Furthermore, based on the existence of zero orthogonal field strengths in planes that form low-dimensional strange attractors, we also provide an innovative explanation for the origin of chaotic behaviour. For instructive purposes, we first apply the method to a simple limit cycle attractor, and then analyse two paradigmatic mathematical models for classical time-continuous chaos. To facilitate the use of our method in graduate as well as undergraduate courses, we also provide user-friendly programs in which the presented theory is implemented.
Keywords: dynamic systems, chaotic systems, nonlinear dynamics, attractors, strange attractors
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5. Thoughts out of noiseMatjaž Perc, 2006, original scientific article Abstract: We study the effects of additive Gaussian noise on the behaviour of a simple spatially extended system, which is locally modelled by a nonlinear two-dimensional iterated map describing neuronal dynamics. In particular, we focus on the ability of noise to induce spatially ordered patterns, i. e. the so-called noise-induced pattern formation. For intermediate noise intensities, the spatially extended system exhibits ordered circular waves, thereby clearly manifesting the constructive role of random perturbations. The emergence of observed noise-induced patterns is explained with simple arguments that are obtained by analysing the typical spatial scale of patterns evoked by various diffusion coefficients. Since discrete-time systems are straightforward to implement and require modest computational capabilities, the present study describes one of the most fascinating and visually compelling examples of noise-induced self-organization in nonlinear systems in an accessible way for graduate or even advanced undergraduate students attending a nonlinear dynamics course.
Keywords: dynamic systems, chaotic systems, nonlinear dynamics, nonlinear systems, noise, nonlinear analyses
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6. Stochastic resonance in soft matter systems : combined effects of static and dynamic disorderMatjaž Perc, Marko Gosak, Samo Kralj, 2008, original scientific article Abstract: We study the impact of static and dynamic disorder on the phenomenon of stochastic resonance (SR) in a representative soft matter system. Due to their extreme susceptibility to weak perturbations, soft matter systems appear to be excellent candidates for the observation of SR. Indeed, we derive generic SR equations from a polymer-stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal (LC) cell, which is a typical soft matter representative constituting one of the basic components in several electro-optic applications. We generalize these equations further in order to study an even broader class of qualitatively different systems, especially disclosing the influence of different types of static disorder and interaction ranges amongst LC molecules on the SR response. We determine the required conditions for the observation of SR in the examined system, and moreover, reveal that a random field type static disorder yields qualitatively different responses with respect to random dilution, random bond and spin glass universality classes. In particular, while the latter three decrease the level of dynamic disorder (Gaussian noise) warranting the optimal response, the former evokes exactly the opposite effect, hence increasing the optimal noise level that is needed to resonantly fine-tune the system's response in accordance with the weak deterministic electric field. These observations are shown to be independent of the system size and range of interactions, thus implying their general validity and potentially wide applicability also within other similar settings. We argue that soft matter systems might be particularly adequate as a base for different SR-based sensitive detectors and thus potent candidates for additional theoretical as well as experimental research in the presently outlined direction.
Keywords: dynamic systems, stochastic processes, stochastic resonance, nonlinear dynamical systems, soft-matter systems, static disorder, dynamic disorder
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7. The dynamics of human gaitMatjaž Perc, 2005, original scientific article Abstract: We analyse the dynamics of human gait with simple nonlinear time series analysis methods that are appropriate for undergraduate courses. We show that short continuous recordings of the human locomotory apparatus possess properties typical of deterministic chaotic systems. To facilitate interest and enable the reproduction of presented results, as well as to promote applications of nonlinear time series analysis to other experimental systems, we provide user-friendly programs for each implemented method. Thus, we provide new insights into the dynamics of human locomotion, and make an effort to ease the inclusion of nonlinear time series analysis methods into the curriculum at an early stage of the educational process.
Keywords: dynamic systems, chaotic systems, nonlinear dynamics, human gait, human locomotion
Published in DKUM: 01.06.2012; Views: 2149; Downloads: 80
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