Bifurcations, Chaos, Controlling and Synchronization of Certain Nonlinear OscillatorsIn this set of lectures, we review briefly some of the recent developments in the study of the chaotic dynamics of nonlinear oscillators, particularly of damped and driven type. By taking a…M. Lakshmanan·Oct 1, 1997SaveLearn
Sound radiation of 3 MHz driven gas bubblesThe sound radiation of 3 MHz acoustically driven air bubbles in liquid is analysed with respect to possible applications in second harmonic ultrasound diagnostics devices, which have recently come…Siegfried Grossmann, Sascha Hilgenfeldt, Detlef Lohse et al.·Sep 30, 1997SaveLearn
Invariant Correlation Entropy and Complexity of Quantum StatesWe define correlational (von Neumann) entropy for an individual quantum state of a system whose time-independent hamiltonian contains random parameters and is treated as a member of a statistical…Valentin V. Sokolov, B. Alex Brown, Vladimir Zelevinsky·Sep 30, 1997SaveLearn
On the rate of quantum ergodicity in Euclidean billiardsFor a large class of quantized ergodic flows the quantum ergodicity theorem due to Shnirelman, Zelditch, Colin de Verdi\`ere and others states that almost all eigenfunctions become equidistributed in…A. Bäcker, R. Schubert, P. Stifter·Sep 29, 1997SaveLearn
Nonuniversality of weak synchronization in chaotic systemsWe show that the separate properties of weak synchronization (WS) and strong synchronization (SS), reported recently by Pyragas [K. Pyragas, Phys. Rev. E, 54, R4508 (1996)], in unidirectionally…M. de Sousa Vieira, A. J. Lichtenberg·Sep 26, 1997SaveLearn
Propagation of a Huygens front through turbulent mediumThe dynamics of a thin Huygens front propagating through turbulent medium is considered. A rigorous asymptotic expression for the effective velocity vF proportional to the front area is derived.…M. Chertkov, V. Yakhot·Sep 25, 1997SaveLearn
Influence of Dynamical Pauli Effect and Dynamical Symmetry Breaking to Quantum ChaosIn this paper, we study the influence of quantum effects to chaotic dynamics, especially the influence of Pauli effect and dynamical symmetry breaking to chaotic motions. We apply the semiquantal…Ming-Tsung Lee, Wei-Min Zhang, Cheng-Li Wu·Sep 24, 1997SaveLearn
Synchronization of Strange Nonchaotic AttractorsStrange nonchaotic attractors (SNAs), which are realized in many quasiperiodically driven nonlinear systems are strange (geometrically fractal) but nonchaotic (the largest nontrivial Lyapunov…Ramakrishna Ramaswamy·Sep 22, 1997SaveLearn
Secure Communication using Compound Signal from Generalized Synchronizable Chaotic SystemsBy considering generalized synchronizable chaotic systems, the drive-auxiliary system variables are combined suitably using encryption key functions to obtain a compound chaotic signal. An…K. Murali, M. Lakshmanan·Sep 20, 1997SaveLearn
Burridge-Knopoff model and self-similarityThe seismic processes are well known to be self-similar in both spatial and temporal behavior. At the same time, the Burridge-Knopoff (BK) model of earthquake fault dynamics, one of the basic models…P. G. Akishin, M. V. Altaisky, A. D. Budnik et al.·Sep 19, 1997SaveLearn
Geometry and Chaos on Riemann and Finsler ManifoldsIn this paper we discuss some general aspects of the so-called "geometrodynamical approach" (GDA) to Chaos and present some results obtained within this framework. In order to support the…Di Bari Maria, Cipriani Piero·Sep 18, 1997SaveLearn
Dynamical Instability and Statistical Behaviour of N-Body SystemsWe here describe the possibility of a synthetic description of the onset of Chaos in many degrees of freedom dynamical systems within the framework of the geometric description of dynamics. We show…Cipriani Piero, Di Bari Maria·Sep 18, 1997SaveLearn
Dynamics of a single particle in a horizontally shaken boxWe study the dynamics of a particle in a horizontally and periodically shaken box as a function of the box parameters and the coefficient of restitution. For certain parameter values, the particle…Barbara Drossel, Thomas Prellberg·Sep 18, 1997SaveLearn
Late states of incompressible 2D decaying vorticity fieldsTwo-dimensional decaying turbulent flow is known to approach apparently stable states after a long time evolution. A few theories and models have been so far proposed to account for this relaxation.…Enrico Segre, Shigeo Kida·Sep 17, 1997SaveLearn
Conditional Averages and Probability Density Functions in the Passive Scalar FieldTwo conditional averages for the increment Delta(x,x+r) = T(x)-T(x+r) of the scalar field are estimated for DNS data: H(Delta)=<nabla2 Delta(x,x+r)|Delta(x,x+r)> and G(Delta)=<|nabla…Naoya Takahashi, Tsutomu Kambe, Tohru Nakano et al.·Sep 16, 1997SaveLearn
A turning point analysis of the ergodic dynamics of iterative mapsThe dynamics of one dimensional iterative maps in the regime of fully developed chaos is studied in detail. Motivated by the observation of dynamical structures around the unstable fixed point we…P. Schmelcher, F. K. Diakonos·Sep 12, 1997SaveLearn
Quantum time-delay in chaotic scattering: a semiclassical approachWe study the universal fluctuations of the Wigner-Smith time delay for systems which exhibit chaotic dynamics in their classical limit. We present a new derivation of the semiclassical relation of…R. O. Vallejos, A. M. Ozorio de Almeida, C. H. Lewenkopf·Sep 12, 1997SaveLearn
Fuzzy phase transition in a 1D coupled stable-map latticeA coupled-map lattice showing complex behavior in presence of a fully negative Lyapunov spectrum is considered. A phase transition from ordered to disordered evolution upon changing diffusive…F. Cecconi, R. Livi, A. Politi·Sep 12, 1997SaveLearn
Ergodic Properties of Microcanonical ObservablesThe problem of the existence of a Strong Stochasticity Threshold in the FPU-beta model is reconsidered, using suitable microcanonical observables of thermodynamic nature, like the temperature and the…C. Giardina', R. Livi·Sep 12, 1997SaveLearn
Slow and fast dynamics in coupled systems: A time series analysis viewWe study the dynamics of systems with different time scales, when access only to the slow variables is allowed. We use the concept of Finite Size Lyapunov Exponent (FSLE) and consider both the case…G. Boffetta, A. Crisanti, F. Paparella et al.·Sep 11, 1997SaveLearn
Bifurcation and chaos in the double well Duffing-van der Pol oscillator: Numerical and analytical studiesThe behaviour of a driven double well Duffing-van der Pol (DVP) oscillator for a specific parametric choice ( α =β) is studied. The existence of different attractors in the system…A. Venkatesan, M. Lakshmanan·Sep 11, 1997SaveLearn
Coexisting periodic attractors in injection locked diode lasersWe present experimental evidence for coexisting periodic attractors in a semiconductor laser subject to external optical injection. The coexisting attractors appear after the semiconductor laser has…A. Gavrielides, V. Kovanis, P. M. Varangis et al.·Sep 10, 1997SaveLearn
Uniform semiclassical approximations for umbilic bifurcation catastrophesGutzwiller's trace formula for the semiclassical density of states diverges at the bifurcation points of periodic orbits and has to be replaced with uniform semiclassical approximations. We…J. Main, G. Wunner·Sep 9, 1997SaveLearn
Harmonic inversion as a general method for periodic orbit quantizationIn semiclassical theories for chaotic systems such as Gutzwiller's periodic orbit theory the energy eigenvalues and resonances are obtained as poles of a non-convergent series g(w)=sumn An…J. Main, V. A. Mandelshtam, G. Wunner et al.·Sep 9, 1997SaveLearn
Fast Arnold's diffusion in isochronous systemsWe provide an illustration of a mechanism for Arnold's diffusion following a nonvariational approach and find explicit estimates for the diffusion time.Giovanni Gallavotti·Sep 9, 1997SaveLearn