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Host: Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Sponsor: US Office of Naval Research and European Community
Homepage: http://www.ictp.trieste.it/~cerdeira/sync2000.html
Email: smr1229@ictp.trieste.it
Organizers: T. Carroll (Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA), L. Pecora (Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA), J.L. Hudson (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA), Hilda A. Cerdeira (Condensed Matter Group, Abdus Salam ICTP)
Description:
Synchronization of coupled nonlinear systems is ubiquitous in nature. It has been observed in a
variety of systems such as neuronal networks, swarms of fireflies, coupled arrays of Josephson
junctions, chemical reactors. These systems show spontaneous synchronization, which is not yet
clear why and how it happens. The purpose of this synchronization is still uncertain. Very few
experiments have been done, although there is already enough evidence of interesting results due to
the violation of the law of large numbers. Therefore, attracting the attention of the experimentalists
is one of the aims of the present symposium. The study of synchronization of chaotic systems for
communications, largely motivated by the work of Pecora and Carroll in the early 90's raised hopes
for a new system in secure communications. The objective of this meeting is to provide a forum for
a critical cross-disciplinary review of most recent advances.
Some of the subjects to be covered during the conference are: basic research in synchronized chaos; generalized synchronization and phase synchronization; synchronizing delay systems; applications of synchronized chaos in engineering, chemistry and biology; synchronization of arrays of chaotic systems and patterns in spatiotemporal systems.
Date received: October 04, 1999
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