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This paper investigates the possibility of the motion control of a ball with a pendulum mechanism with non-holonomic constraints using gaits - the simplest motions such as acceleration and deceleration during the motion in a straight line,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-09-28 Tatyana B. Ivanova , Elena N. Pivovarova

In past works, various schemes for adaptive synchronization of chaotic systems have been proposed. The stability of such schemes is central to their utilization. As an example addressing this issue, we consider a recently proposed adaptive…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-05-14 Francesco Sorrentino , Gilad Barlev , Adam B. Cohen , Edward Ott

We present a theory for the steady-state dynamics of a two-dimensional system of spherically symmetric active Brownian particles. The derivation of the theory consists of two steps. First, we integrate out the self-propulsions and obtain a…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2019-05-01 Grzegorz Szamel

The single, double, and triple pendulum has served as an illustrative experimental benchmark system for scientists to study dynamical behavior for more than four centuries. The pendulum system exhibits a wide range of interesting behaviors,…

In the present paper we focus our attention on the design of the feedback-based feed-forward controller asymptotically stabilizing the double-pendulum-type crane system with the time-varying rope length in the desired end position of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-08 Robert Vrabel

Synchronization is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nonequilibrium systems. One intriguing example found in every-day life is lifts installed next to each other, that move closely and arrive almost simultaneously during a busy time. However, the…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2026-04-02 Mitsusuke Tarama , Sakurako Tanida

Vortex-induced vibration is a nonlinear phenomenon that can damage buildings or produce energy. Here, the range of synchronization between fluid and structure is an important parameter. Using a coupled van der Pol and linear oscillator…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2020-03-24 Øyvind Mortveit Ellingsen , Xavier Amandolese

The exact dynamics of the entanglement between two harmonic modes generated by an angular momentum coupling is examined. Such system arises when considering a particle in a rotating anisotropic harmonic trap or a charged particle in a fixed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-04-18 L. Rebón , N. Canosa , R. Rossignoli

Complex systems in the real world can be modeled as a network of connected components. The human brain, as a network of neurons among which the interactions cause perception, is a complex network. Synchronization is a dynamical phenomenon…

Biological Physics · Physics 2019-04-30 Arefeh Mazarei , Mohammad Amirian Matlob , Gholamhossein Riazi , Yousef Jamali

The translation and shape deformations of a passive viscous Newtonian droplet immersed in an active nematic liquid crystal under circular confinement are analyzed using a linear stability analysis. We focus on the case of a sharply aligned…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-07-29 Tanumoy Dhar , Michael J. Shelley , David Saintillan

Transient and equilibrium synchronizations in complex neuronal networks as a consequence of dynamics induced by having sources placed at specific neurons are investigated. The basic integrate-and-fire neuron is adopted, and the dynamics is…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2008-02-18 Luciano da Fontoura Costa

A method to synchronize two chaotic systems with anticipation or lag, coupled in the drive response mode, is proposed. The coupling involves variable delay with three time scales. The method has the advantage that synchronization is…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2015-05-13 G. Ambika , R. E. Amritkar

Finding the conditions that foster synchronization in networked oscillatory systems is critical to understanding a wide range of biological and mechanical systems. However, the conditions proved in the literature for synchronization in…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-05-09 Zahra Aminzare , Biswadip Dey , Elizabeth N. Davison , Naomi Ehrich Leonard

Cellular appendages conferring motility, such as flagella or cilia, are known to synchronise their periodic beats. The origin of synchronisation is a combination of long-range hydrodynamic interactions with physical mechanisms allowing the…

Biological Physics · Physics 2021-04-21 Ivan Tanasijević , Eric Lauga

A system of active colloidal particles driven by harmonic potentials to oscillate about the vertices of a regular polygon, with hydrodynamic coupling between all particles, is described by a piece-wise linear model which exhibits various…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-05-30 Giovanni M. Cicuta , Enrico Onofri , Marco Cosentino Lagomarsino , Pietro Cicuta

Pendulums are simple mechanical systems that have been studied for centuries and exhibit many aspects of modern dynamical systems theory. In particular, the double pendulum is a prototypical chaotic system that is frequently used to…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-03-03 Kadierdan Kaheman , Jason J. Bramburger , J. Nathan Kutz , Steven L. Brunton

To reproduce natural standing-up motion, recent studies have emphasized the importance of coordination between the assisting robot and the human. However, many non-wearable assistive devices have struggled to replicate natural motion…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2025-05-20 Atsuya Kusui , Susumu Hirai , Asuka Takai

Classical systems can be entangled. Entanglement is defined by coincidence correlations. Quantum entanglement experiments can be mimicked by a mechanical system with a single conserved variable and 77.8% conditional efficiency. Experiments…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Douglas G. Danforth

The Schr\"odinger--Newton model is a semi-classical theory in which, in addition to mutual attraction, massive quantum particles interact with their own gravitational fields. While there are many studies on the phenomenology of single…

Understanding the dynamical behavior of complex systems from their underlying network architectures is a long-standing question in complexity theory. Therefore, many metrics have been devised to extract network features like motifs,…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2024-09-05 Bryant Avila , Pedro Augusto , David Phillips , Tommaso Gili , Manuel Zimmer , Hernán A. Makse