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Special Topics

EPJ ST Special Issue: Analysis and Control of Complex Physical Systems

Guest Editors: Fatihcan M. Atay, Deniz Eroglu, Jürgen Kurths, Eckehard Schӧll

We invite contributions for a special issue dedicated to the analysis and control of nonlinear systems operating far from thermodynamic equilibrium. This issue aims to showcase innovative research that leverages insights from nonlinear dynamics, classical control theory, and emerging quantum control methods — and beyond.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

  • Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Phenomena: Research on regulation, bifurcations, oscillatory and chaotic dynamics, self-organization, methods for controlling nonlinear systems, and the application of machine learning techniques for inference and modeling.
  • Quantum & Coherent Control: Advances in quantum information and coherent control techniques, and their applications in guiding complex systems.
  • Interdisciplinary Approaches and Complex Networks: Complexity, emergence, adaptation, and self-organization. Studies that integrate dynamical systems theory with applications in physical, biological, social, and engineering domains. Contributions from communities such as economics, neuroscience, and network dynamics——including the exploration of higher-order interactions——and adaptive systems are welcome.

We particularly welcome submissions that bridge established and emerging disciplines, offering innovative strategies for understanding and controlling complex systems.

Submission deadline: 1 March 2025

Articles should be submitted to the Editorial Office of EPJ ST via the submission system, and should be clearly identified as intended for the topical issue “Analysis and Control of Complex Physical Systems”.

More detailed author information including paper types can be found in the Submission Guidelines. For the preparation of the manuscripts a special latex template (preferably single-column layout) is available here.

Guest Editors:

Prof. Fatihcan M. Atay, Department of Mathematics, Bilkent University, Üniversiteler, Bilkent 8. Cadde, 06800 Ankara, Turkey, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Prof. Deniz Eroglu, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali Mahallesi, Kadir Has Caddesi, 34083 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Prof. Jürgen Kurths, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A 31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Prof. Eckehard Schӧll, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany; Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Humboldt-Universität, 10115 Berlin, Germany; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A 31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Open Access: EPJST is a hybrid journal offering Open Access publication via the Open Choice programme and a growing number of Transformative Agreements. If the institution of the CORRESPONDING AUTHOR is part of such a Transformative Agreement, the Open Access fee will be covered by the agreement partner. All agreements are listed with more details under TRANSFORMATIVE Agreements. Eligibility will be automatically verified when the corresponding author is requested to complete the relevant affiliation information after acceptance of the paper during the production process. Corresponding authors not affiliated to institutes with Transformative Agreements are redirected to proceed with “Please select your publishing model” and have to decide between paying the current Open Access fee or choosing the subscription option without any publication charges.

Managing Editors
Sandrine Karpe and Vijala Kiruvanayagam (EDP Sciences) and Sabine Lehr (Springer-Verlag)
Many thanks for the excellent work and support from you and your team at Springer / EDP sciences.

Susana Alexandra Barbosa, Centre for Information Systems and Computer Graphics, Porto, Portugal
Editor EPJ Special Topics 224/4, 2015

ISSN: 1951-6355 (Print Edition)
ISSN: 1951-6401 (Electronic Edition)

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