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Chaos and nonlinear dynamics: Advances and perspectives p. 1

G. Károlyi, A. de Moura, M. C. Romano, M. Thiel and J. Kurths

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00843-3

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

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00844-2

Embedding in higher dimensions causes ambiguity in determining equations from data - Embedding in higher dimensions p. 15

P. G. Vaidya and S. Majumder

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00845-1

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

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00846-0

Regime prediction and predictability in nonlinear dynamical systems p. 35

F. Kwasniok

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00847-y

Chaotic orbits prediction and atypical bifurcations in a class of piece-wise linear noninvertible maps p. 45

I. Taralova

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00848-x

Dynamical systems generated by two alternating vector fields p. 61

P. Pokorny and A. Klic

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00849-9

Increasing average period lengths by switching of robust chaos maps in finite precision p. 73

N. Nagaraj, M. C. Shastry and P. G. Vaidya

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00850-4

Determination of large deviation statistical structure functions p. 85

M. U. Kobayashi

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00851-3

The scar mechanism revisited p. 93

F. Borondo, D. A. Wisniacki, E. G. Vergini and R. M. Benito

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00852-2

A linear path toward synchronization - Anomalous scaling in a new class of exactly solvable Kuramoto models p. 103

D. C. Roberts and R. Teodorescu

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00853-1

Time shifting chaotic signals using synchronization p. 111

J. N. Blakely and N. J. Corron

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00854-0

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

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00855-y

Synchronization of neurons in micro-electrode array cultures p. 129

F. Esposti and M. G. Signorini

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00856-x

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

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00857-9

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

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00858-8

Collective behavior of particle-like chemical waves p. 161

M. R. Tinsley, A. J. Steele and K. Showalter

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00859-7

Superdiffusive wave front propagation in a chemical active flow p. 169

G. Fernández-García and V. Pérez-Muñuzuri

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00860-2

Cutting DNA: Mechanics of the topoisomerase p. 175

J. M.T. Thompson

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00861-1

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

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00862-0

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

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00863-y

Template analysis of a Faraday disk dynamo p. 211

I. M. Moroz

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00864-x

Controlling chaos in a satellite power supply subsystem p. 221

E. E.N. Macau, L. F. Ramos Turci and T. Yoneyama

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00865-9

Dynamics of an impact oscillator with SMA constraint p. 229

E. Sitnikova, E. Pavlovskaia and M. Wiercigroch

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00866-8

EPJ

The European Physical Journal Special Topics

Volume 165 (December 2008)

Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: Selected Problems

Chaos and nonlinear dynamics: Advances and perspectives p. 1

Detecting chaos, determining the dimensions of tori and predicting slow diffusion in Fermi–Pasta–Ulam lattices by the Generalized Alignment Index method p. 5

Embedding in higher dimensions causes ambiguity in determining equations from data - Embedding in higher dimensions p. 15

Multivariate analysis of dynamical processes - Point processes and time series p. 25

Regime prediction and predictability in nonlinear dynamical systems p. 35

Chaotic orbits prediction and atypical bifurcations in a class of piece-wise linear noninvertible maps p. 45

Dynamical systems generated by two alternating vector fields p. 61

Increasing average period lengths by switching of robust chaos maps in finite precision p. 73

Determination of large deviation statistical structure functions p. 85

The scar mechanism revisited p. 93

A linear path toward synchronization - Anomalous scaling in a new class of exactly solvable Kuramoto models p. 103

Time shifting chaotic signals using synchronization p. 111

Transmission of information and synchronization in a pair of coupled chaotic circuits: An experimental overview p. 119

Synchronization of neurons in micro-electrode array cultures p. 129

Phase clustering in globally coupled photochemical oscillators p. 137

An analysis of a two cylinder-fluid interaction at critical gap spacing by a cell boundary element method p. 151

Collective behavior of particle-like chemical waves p. 161

Superdiffusive wave front propagation in a chemical active flow p. 169

Cutting DNA: Mechanics of the topoisomerase p. 175

Frequency map analysis of the 3D vibrational dynamics of the LiCN/LiNC molecular system p. 183

Tokamak magnetic field lines described by simple maps - Dedicated to Professor Celso Grebogi on the occasion of his 60th birthday p. 195

Template analysis of a Faraday disk dynamo p. 211

Controlling chaos in a satellite power supply subsystem p. 221

Dynamics of an impact oscillator with SMA constraint p. 229

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