1. Preface

   • João Corte-Real
   • Mourad Bezzeghoud
   • David Berry

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 1

2. Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems: Tutorial

   • J. Sousa Ramos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 14

3. Ideal Turbulence

   • A. N. Sharkovsky

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 27

4. Synaptic Coupling Between Two Electronic Neurons

   • Sabir Jacquir
   • Stéphane Binczak
   • Vladimir Nekorkin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 36

5. D/A Converters and Iterated Function Systems

   • Toshimichi Saito
   • Junya Shimakawa
   • Hiroyuki Torikai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 43

6. On the Chaotic Behavior of a Third-Order Log-Domain Filter

   • Alon Ascoli
   • Orla Feely
   • Paul Curran

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 54

7. A Chaotic Circuit with Ferroelectric Nonlinearity

   • Luigi Fortuna
   • Mattia Frasca
   • Salvatore Reddiconto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 61

8. Design of Coupled Nonlinear Systems for Storage of Prescribed Binary Patterns

   • Zbigniew Galias
   • Maciej OgorzaŁek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 72

9. A Simple Chaotic Circuit with Impulsive Switch Depending on Time and State

   • Yoshifumi Kobayashi
   • Hidehiro Nakano
   • Toshimichi Saito

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 79

10. Topological Invariants in a Model of a Time-Delayed Chua's Circuit

    • R. Severino
    • A. Sharkovsky
    • S. Vinagre

    OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 90

11. Generation of Chaotic Beats in a Modified Chua's Circuit Part I: Dynamic Behaviour

    • Donato Cafagna
    • Giuseppe Grassi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 99

12. Generation of Chaotic Beats in a Modified Chua's Circuit Part II: Circuit Design

    • Donato Cafagna
    • Giuseppe Grassi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 108

13. Cascaded Return Map Models a Nonperiodically Clocked CPM Boost Converter

    • Jörg Krupar
    • Wolfgang Schwarz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 116

14. Conductance, Laplacian and Mixing Rate in Discrete Dynamical Systems

    • S. Fernandes
    • J. Sousa Ramos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 126

15. Conductance and Noncommutative Dynamical Systems

    • C. Correia Ramos
    • Nuno Martins
    • J. Sousa Ramos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 134

16. Synchronization Analysis of Coupled Noncoherent Oscillators

    • Jürgen Kurths
    • M. Carmen Romano
    • John L. Hudson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 149

17. Coupled Chaotic Colpitts Oscillators: Identical and Mismatched Cases

    • A. Baziliauskas
    • R. Krivickas
    • A. Tamaševičius

    OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 158

18. Chaotic Colpitts Oscillator for the Ultrahigh Frequency Range

    • A. Tamaševičius
    • G. Mykolaitis
    • E. Lindberg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 165

19. Numerical Investigation and Experimental Demonstration of Chaos from Two-Stage Colpitts Oscillator in the Ultrahigh Frequency Range

    • S. Bumelienė
    • A. Tamaševičius
    • E. Lindberg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 172

20. Contrast Enhancement with a Nonlinear Oscillators Network

    • S. Morfu
    • J. Bossu
    • J. M. Bilbault

    OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 180

21. Network Dynamics: Tools and Examples

    • R. Vilela Mendes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 204

22. Performances of Unknown Input Observers for Chaotic LPV Maps in a Stochastic Context

    • Gilles Millérioux
    • Jamal Daafouz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 212

23. Comment on the Shiner–Davison–Landsberg Measure

    • R. Stoop
    • A. Kern
    • N. Stoop

    OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 218

24. On the Mechanisms Behind Chaos

    • Erik Lindberg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 224

25. Excitation-Reshaping-Induced Chaotic Escape from a Potential Well

    • Juan Antonio Martínez
    • Ricardo Chacón

    OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 229

26. Types of Bifurcations of FitzHugh–Nagumo Maps

    • Jorge Duarte
    • Luís Silva
    • J. Sousa Ramos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 242

27. The First Eigenvalue of the Laplacian and the Conductance of a Compact Surface

    • Clara Grácio
    • J. Sousa Ramos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 250

28. Bifurcation Analysis and Chaotic Behavior in Boost Converters: Experimental Results

    • Donato Cafagna
    • Giuseppe Grassi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 262

29. Innovation Systems by Nonlinear Networks

    • P. Andriani
    • F. Conti
    • A. Rizzo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 268

30. Pattern Recognition and Synchronization in Pulse-Coupled Neural Networks

    • H. Haken

    OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 276

31. On the Start-Up Behavior and Steady-State Oscillation of Singularly Perturbed Harmonic Oscillators

    • Marcus Prochaska
    • Wolfgang Mathis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 283

32. A Generalized Modulation Law for Generating Constant-Envelope Signals Via Frequency Modulation

    • M. Balestra
    • S. Santi
    • G. Setti

    OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 292

33. Electromagnetic Synchronization of Slip

    • T. Chelidze
    • T. Matcharashvili
    • M. Devidze

    OriginalPaper Pages: 293 - 298

34. Spurious Structures in Recurrence Plots Induced by Embedding

    • Marco Thiel
    • M. Carmen Romano
    • Jürgen Kurths

    OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 305

35. Quantitative Methods for the Characterization of Complex Surface Structures

    • Alejandro Mora
    • Maria Haase

    OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 313

36. Pattern Formation of Dunes

    • Hans-J. Herrmann

    OriginalPaper Pages: 315 - 317

37. Economic Fluctuations and Statistical Physics: The Puzzle of Large Fluctuations

    • H. Eugene Stanley
    • Xavier Gabaix
    • Vasiliki Plerou

    OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 340

38. Earthquake Forecasting Using Neural Networks: Results and Future Work

    • E. Ivo Alves

    OriginalPaper Pages: 341 - 349

39. Entropy-Based Independence Test

    • Andreia Dionísio
    • Rui Menezes
    • Diana A. Mendes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 351 - 357

40. Co-Movements and Asymmetric Volatility in the Portuguese and U.S. Stock Markets

    • Rui Menezes
    • Nuno B. Ferreira
    • Diana Mendes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 366

41. A Distal Model of Congenital Nystagmus as Nonlinear Adaptive Oscillations

    • Christopher M. Harris
    • David L. Berry

    OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 380