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Synchronization and attractors in a model simulating social jetlag

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems 2021-02-24 v2

Abstract

Much work has been done to investigate social jetlag, a misalignment between the biological clock and the social agenda caused by exposition to different light inputs, that causes several health issues. To investigate synchronization and attractors due to a sequence of light inputs, we introduce an extension of a model, previously used to describe jetlag caused by a single change in the light input. The synchronization to the light input is sensitive to the control parameters of the system and to the light input periods. Depending on the parameter set, the observed synchronization is with one or another successive light input. Most of the solutions have the period of a light input. However, for some parameters, we also observed higher period, chaotic solutions, and bistability.

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@article{arxiv.2012.10447,
  title  = {Synchronization and attractors in a model simulating social jetlag},
  author = {Flávia M. Ruziska and Iberê L. Caldas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.10447},
  year   = {2021}
}

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article 21 pages 8 figures, supplementary material 10 pages, 7 figures

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