Cybernetics and systems theory

Using a system dynamics approach, this book illustrates the physics of fundamental accumulation processes (stocks and flows) across the demand and supply sectors of energy systems.

These proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications cover the areas of difference equations, discrete dynamical systems, fractal geometry, difference equations and biomedical models, and discrete models in the natural sciences, social sciences and engineering.

This brief describes the coordinated control of groups of robots using only sensory input - and no direct external commands.

This intriguing book was born out of the many discussions the authors had in the past 10 years about the role of scale-free structure and dynamics in producing intelligent behavior in brains.

This book collects research contributions concerning quantitative approaches to characterize originality and universality in language.

This book contains the proceedings of the Sixth National Conference of the Italian Systems Society.

This volume presents some of the research topics discussed at the 2014-2015 Annual Thematic Program Discrete Structures: Analysis and Applications at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications during Fall 2014, when combinatorics was the focus.

These are the proceedings of the "e;AstroNet-II International Final Conference"e;.

This volume provides an introduction to and overview of the emerging field of interconnected networks which include multilayer or multiplex networks, as well as networks of networks.

This book studies social phenomena in a new way, by making judicious use of computer technology.

This book deals with an information-driven approach to plan materials discovery and design, iterative learning.

The book investigates classical and more recent methods of study for the asymptotic behavior of dissipative continuous dynamical systems with applications to ordinary and partial differential equations, the main question being convergence (or not) of the solutions to an equilibrium.

This monograph presents a simple and efficient two-relay control algorithm for generation of self-excited oscillations of a desired amplitude and frequency in dynamic systems.

This volume is devoted to presentation of new results of research on systems of non-integer order, called also fractional systems.

This book is devoted to background material and recently developed mathematical methods in the study of infinite-dimensional dissipative systems.

Covering both classical and quantum approaches, this unique and self-contained book presents the most recent developments in the theory of quadratic stochastic operators and their Markov and related processes.

This book, written for a general readership, reviews and explains the three-body problem in historical context reaching to latest developments in computational physics and gravitation theory.

This book considers the design and development of nanoelectronic computing circuits, systems and architectures focusing particularly on memristors, which represent one of today's latest technology breakthroughs in nanoelectronics.

The goal of this book is to serve both as a practical technical reference and a resource for gaining a fuller understanding of the state of the art of spacecraft momentum control systems, specifically looking at control moment gyroscopes (CMGs).

The present volume comprises survey articles on various fields of Differential-Algebraic Equations (DAEs), which have widespread applications in controlled dynamical systems, especially in mechanical and electrical engineering and a strong relation to (ordinary) differential equations.

This book deals with those properties of non-equilibrium soft matter that deviate greatly from the bulk properties as a result of nanoscale confinement.

This book captures current trends and developments in the field of systems thinking and soft operations research which can be applied to solve today's problems of dynamic complexity and interdependency.

This treatment of modern topics related to mathematical systems theory forms the proceedings of a workshop, Mathematical Systems Theory: From Behaviors to Nonlinear Control, held at the University of Groningen in July 2015.

This treatment of modern topics related to mathematical systems theory forms the proceedings of a workshop, Mathematical Systems Theory: From Behaviors to Nonlinear Control, held at the University of Groningen in July 2015.

This book presents an analysis of the dynamics and the complexity of new product development projects which are organized according to the concept of concurrent engineering.

This book sheds light on networked control systems; it describes different techniques for asynchronous control, moving away from the periodic actions of classical control, replacing them with state-based decisions and reducing the frequency with which communication between subsystems is required.

In this thesis two variants of the fast variable elimination method are developed.

These proceedings comprise invited and contributed papers presented at PLMMP-2014, addressing modern problems in the fields of liquids, solutions and confined systems, critical phenomena, as well as colloidal and biological systems.

The book systematically presents the theories of pseudo-differential operators with symbols singular in dual variables, fractional order derivatives, distributed and variable order fractional derivatives, random walk approximants, and applications of these theories to various initial and multi-point boundary value problems for pseudo-differential equations.

The book details a few of the novel methods developed in the last few years for studying various aspects of nonlinear wave systems.

This volume analyses the evolution of humankind by combining approaches from science and the arts.

This is the third edition of a well-received textbook on modern physics theory.

This book develops a morphodynamical approach of spatial networks with a particular emphasis on infrastructure networks such as streets, roads and transportation networks (subway, train).

This monograph presents a systematic top-down approach to distributed control synthesis of discrete-event systems (DES).

This book focuses on complex geometry and covers highly active topics centered around geometric problems in several complex variables and complex dynamics, written by some of the world's leading experts in their respective fields.

This book provides a systematic treatment of the mathematical underpinnings of work in data assimilation, covering both theoretical and computational approaches.

This book discusses the application of complex adaptive systems theory to the design and evaluation of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs).

This book offers an in-depth study of two well-known models of "e;avalanche"e; dynamics, modified minimally by the inclusion of relaxation.

This thesis is concerned with establishing a rigorous, modern theory of the stochastic and dissipative forces on crystal defects, which remain poorly understood despite their importance in any temperature dependent micro-structural process such as the ductile to brittle transition or irradiation damage.

This work introduces a new method for analysing measured signals: nonlinear mode decomposition, or NMD.

This thesis describes the stand-alone discovery and measurement of the Higgs boson in its decays to two W bosons using the Run-I ATLAS dataset.

This book contains two review articles on the dynamics of partial differential equations that deal with closely related topics but can be read independently.

This monograph examines in detail models of neural systems described by delay-differential equations.

This book, which presents the peer-reviewed post-proceedings of CSNDD 2012 and CSNDD 2014, addresses the important role that relevant concepts and tools from nonlinear and complex dynamics could play in present and future engineering applications.

This book presents a proof of universal computation in the Game of Life cellular automaton by using a Turing machine construction.

This book seeks to arrive at a better understanding of the relationships between the objective and subjective aspects of time.

Translated from the popular French edition, the goal of the book is to provide a self-contained introduction to mean topological dimension, an invariant of dynamical systems introduced in 1999 by Misha Gromov.

This book examines the bottom-up applicability of swarm intelligence to solving multiple problems, such as curve fitting, image segmentation, and swarm robotics.

This handbook is unique in its comprehensive coverage of the subject and focus on practical applications in diverse fields.

This book examines in detail the planning and modelling of local infrastructure like energy systems, including the complexities resulting from various uncertainties.