Biological Systems: Nonlinear Dynamics Approach

Biological Systems: Nonlinear Dynamics Approach
Author: Jorge Carballido-Landeira
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2019-04-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 303016585X

This book collects recent advances in the field of nonlinear dynamics in biological systems. Focusing on medical applications as well as more fundamental questions in biochemistry, it presents recent findings in areas such as control in chemically driven reaction-diffusion systems, electrical wave propagation through heart tissue, neural network growth, chiral symmetry breaking in polymers and mechanochemical pattern formation in the cytoplasm, particularly in the context of cardiac cells. It is a compilation of works, including contributions from international scientists who attended the “2nd BCAM Workshop on Nonlinear Dynamics in Biological Systems,” held at the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Bilbao in September 2016. Embracing diverse disciplines and using multidisciplinary approaches – including theoretical concepts, simulations and experiments – these contributions highlight the nonlinear nature of biological systems in order to be able to reproduce their complex behavior. Edited by the conference organizers and featuring results that represent recent findings and not necessarily those presented at the conference, the book appeals to applied mathematicians, biophysicists and computational biologists.

Collective Dynamics of Nonlinear and Disordered Systems

Collective Dynamics of Nonlinear and Disordered Systems
Author: Günter Radons
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2005-11-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540268693

Phase transitions in disordered systems and related dynamical phenomena are a topic of intrinsically high interest in theoretical and experimental physics. This book presents a unified view, adopting concepts from each of the disjoint fields of disordered systems and nonlinear dynamics. Special attention is paid to the glass transition, from both experimental and theoretical viewpoints, to modern concepts of pattern formation, and to the application of the concepts of dynamical systems for understanding equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties of fluids and solids. The content is accessible to graduate students, but will also be of benefit to specialists, since the presentation extends as far as the topics of ongoing research work.

Nonlinear Wave Methods for Charge Transport

Nonlinear Wave Methods for Charge Transport
Author: Luis L. Bonilla
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2009-12-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783527628681

The present book introduces and develops mathematical techniques for the treatment of nonlinear waves and singular perturbation methods at a level that is suitable for graduate students, researchers and faculty throughout the natural sciences and engineering. The practice of implementing these techniques and their value are largely realized by showing their application to problems of nonlinear wave phenomena in electronic transport in solid state materials, especially bulk semiconductors and semiconductor superlattices. The authors are recognized leaders in this field, with more than 30 combined years of contributions.

Nonlinear Dynamics of Nanosystems

Nonlinear Dynamics of Nanosystems
Author: Günter Radons
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2010-01-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783527629381

A discussion of the fundamental changes that occur when dynamical systems from the fields of nonlinear optics, solids, hydrodynamics and biophysics are scaled down to nanosize. The authors are leading scientists in the field and each of their contributions provides a broader introduction to the specific area of research. In so doing, they include both the experimental and theoretical point of view, focusing especially on the effects on the nonlinear dynamical behavior of scaling, stochasticity and quantum mechanics. For everybody working on the synthesis and integration of nanoscopic devices who sooner or later will have to learn how to deal with nonlinear effects.

Nonlinear Laser Dynamics

Nonlinear Laser Dynamics
Author: Kathy Lüdge
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2012-04-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527639837

A distinctive discussion of the nonlinear dynamical phenomena of semiconductor lasers. The book combines recent results of quantum dot laser modeling with mathematical details and an analytic understanding of nonlinear phenomena in semiconductor lasers and points out possible applications of lasers in cryptography and chaos control. This interdisciplinary approach makes it a unique and powerful source of knowledge for anyone intending to contribute to this field of research. By presenting both experimental and theoretical results, the distinguished authors consider solitary lasers with nano-structured material, as well as integrated devices with complex feedback sections. In so doing, they address such topics as the bifurcation theory of systems with time delay, analysis of chaotic dynamics, and the modeling of quantum transport. They also address chaos-based cryptography as an example of the technical application of highly nonlinear laser systems.

Handbook of Chaos Control

Handbook of Chaos Control
Author: Eckehard Schöll
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 849
Release: 2008-09-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527622322

This long-awaited revised second edition of the standard reference on the subject has been considerably expanded to include such recent developments as novel control schemes, control of chaotic space-time patterns, control of noisy nonlinear systems, and communication with chaos, as well as promising new directions in research. The contributions from leading international scientists active in the field provide a comprehensive overview of our current level of knowledge on chaos control and its applications in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and engineering. In addition, they show the overlap with the traditional field of control theory in the engineering community. An interdisciplinary approach of interest to scientists and engineers working in a number of areas.

Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science

Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science
Author: Alwyn Scott
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1107
Release: 2006-05-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135455589

In 438 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the core mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its applications to key problems in ecology and biological systems, chemical reaction-diffusion problems, geophysics, economics, electrical and mechanical oscillations in engineering systems, lasers and nonlinear optics, fluid mechanics and turbulence, and condensed matter physics, among others.

Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Quantum Fluctuations in Semiconductor Lasers

Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Quantum Fluctuations in Semiconductor Lasers
Author: Edeltraud Gehrig
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2003-09-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783540007418

Presents fundamental theories and simulations of the spatio-temporal dynamics and quantum fluctuations in semiconductor lasers. The dynamic interplay of light and matter is theoretically described by taking into account microscopic carrier dynamics, spatially dependent light-field propagation and the influence of spontaneous emission and noise.

Dynamics of Quantum Dot Lasers

Dynamics of Quantum Dot Lasers
Author: Christian Otto
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2014-01-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319037862

This thesis deals with the dynamics of state-of-the-art nanophotonic semiconductor structures, providing essential information on fundamental aspects of nonlinear dynamical systems on the one hand, and technological applications in modern telecommunication on the other. Three different complex laser structures are considered in detail: (i) a quantum-dot-based semiconductor laser under optical injection from a master laser, (ii) a quantum-dot laser with optical feedback from an external resonator, and (iii) a passively mode-locked quantum-well semiconductor laser with saturable absorber under optical feedback from an external resonator. Using a broad spectrum of methods, both numerical and analytical, this work achieves new fundamental insights into the interplay of microscopically based nonlinear laser dynamics and optical perturbations by delayed feedback and injection.