Cargando…

From chaos to complexity science : 20 years of multidisciplinary explorations /

"This book is dedicated to the first ten years of Chaos and Complexity Letters - International Journal of Dynamical Systems Research. This journal was born to collect and disseminate complexity science related information to anybody interested in the topic; to speed up the evolutionary developm...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Orsucci, Franco (Editor ), Sala, Nicoletta (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2021]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface(
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1
  • Acceleration and Entropy: A Macroscopic Analogue of the Twin Paradox
  • Chapter 2
  • William James on Consciousness, Revisited(
  • Abstract
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Typology of Causality
  • 3. Level 3
  • Macroscopic: The Circular Causality of Intentionality
  • 4. Level 2
  • Mesoscopic: The Circular Causality of Reafference
  • 5. Level 1
  • Microscopic: Circular Causality among Neurons and Neural Masses
  • 6. Circular Causality in Awareness
  • 7. Consciousness Viewed as a System Parameter Controlling Chaos
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Ethical Compliance
  • References
  • Chapter 3
  • The Structural Equations Technique for Testing Hypotheses in Nonlinear Dynamics: Catastrophes, Chaos and Related Dynamics(
  • Abstract
  • Overview
  • Types and Amount of Data
  • Statistical Power
  • Optimal Time Lag
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Location
  • Scale
  • Structure of Behavioral Measurements
  • Catastrophe Models
  • Nonlinear Statistical Model
  • Linear Comparison Models
  • Exponential Model Series
  • Lyapunov Models
  • Bifurcation Models
  • Linear Contrasts
  • Tips for Using Nonlinear Regression
  • Testing Catastrophes through Nonlinear Regression
  • Examples on Record
  • Ethical Compliance
  • References
  • Chapter 4
  • Dynamical Prediction of Chaotic Time Series
  • Chapter 5
  • Synchronization of Oscillators in Complex Networks(
  • Abstract
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Formal Development
  • 2.1. Synchronization in Arbitrary, Coupled Systems
  • 2.2. Beyond Linear Coupling
  • 2.3. Networks and Graph Theory
  • 3. Synchronization in Semirandom Smallworlds (Cycles)
  • 3.1. Generation of Smallworld Cycles
  • 3.2. Eigenvalues of Pristine Cycles
  • 2.3. Eigenvalues of Smallworld Cycles
  • 4. Synchronization in Scale-Free Networks
  • 4.1. Generation of Scale-Free Networks
  • 4.2. Eigenvalues of Pristine Scale-Free Networks
  • 4.3. Eigenvalues of Scale-Free Networks
  • 5. Hypercube Networks
  • Conclusion
  • Ethical Compliance
  • References
  • Chapter 6
  • Contribution to the Debate on Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of the Electroencephalogram(
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Spectral Analysis
  • Chaos and Noise in the Electroencephalogram
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • Ethical Compliance
  • References
  • Chapter 7
  • Detection of Transient Synchronization in Multivariate Brain Signals Application to Event-Related Potentials
  • Chapter 8
  • A Brief Note on Recurrence Quantification Analysis of Bipolar Disorder Performed by Using a Van Der Pol Oscillator Model
  • Abstract
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Bipolar Disorder
  • 3. Qualitative Modeling of Bipolar Disorder by the Van Der Pol Mathematical Simulation
  • 4. Quantitative Analysis of the Obtained Time Series Data
  • 4.1. Gottschalk's Analysis of Correlation Dimension of Experimental Time Series