133 research outputs found
The human ECG - nonlinear deterministic versus stochastic aspects
We discuss aspects of randomness and of determinism in electrocardiographic
signals. In particular, we take a critical look at attempts to apply methods of
nonlinear time series analysis derived from the theory of deterministic
dynamical systems. We will argue that deterministic chaos is not a likely
explanation for the short time variablity of the inter-beat interval times,
except for certain pathologies. Conversely, densely sampled full ECG recordings
possess properties typical of deterministic signals. In the latter case,
methods of deterministic nonlinear time series analysis can yield new insights.Comment: 6 pages, 9 PS figure
Nonlinear time-series analysis revisited
In 1980 and 1981, two pioneering papers laid the foundation for what became
known as nonlinear time-series analysis: the analysis of observed
data---typically univariate---via dynamical systems theory. Based on the
concept of state-space reconstruction, this set of methods allows us to compute
characteristic quantities such as Lyapunov exponents and fractal dimensions, to
predict the future course of the time series, and even to reconstruct the
equations of motion in some cases. In practice, however, there are a number of
issues that restrict the power of this approach: whether the signal accurately
and thoroughly samples the dynamics, for instance, and whether it contains
noise. Moreover, the numerical algorithms that we use to instantiate these
ideas are not perfect; they involve approximations, scale parameters, and
finite-precision arithmetic, among other things. Even so, nonlinear time-series
analysis has been used to great advantage on thousands of real and synthetic
data sets from a wide variety of systems ranging from roulette wheels to lasers
to the human heart. Even in cases where the data do not meet the mathematical
or algorithmic requirements to assure full topological conjugacy, the results
of nonlinear time-series analysis can be helpful in understanding,
characterizing, and predicting dynamical systems
Differential Landauer's principle
Landauer's principle states that the erasure of information must be a
dissipative process. In this paper, we carefully analyze the recording and
erasure of information on a physical memory. On the one hand, we show that in
order to record some information, the memory has to be driven out of
equilibrium. On the other hand, we derive a differential version of Landauer's
principle: We link the rate at which entropy is produced at every time of the
erasure process to the rate at which information is erased.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figure
Recurrence time analysis, long-term correlations, and extreme events
The recurrence times between extreme events have been the central point of
statistical analyses in many different areas of science. Simultaneously, the
Poincar\'e recurrence time has been extensively used to characterize nonlinear
dynamical systems. We compare the main properties of these statistical methods
pointing out their consequences for the recurrence analysis performed in time
series. In particular, we analyze the dependence of the mean recurrence time
and of the recurrence time statistics on the probability density function, on
the interval whereto the recurrences are observed, and on the temporal
correlations of time series. In the case of long-term correlations, we verify
the validity of the stretched exponential distribution, which is uniquely
defined by the exponent , at the same time showing that it is
restricted to the class of linear long-term correlated processes. Simple
transformations are able to modify the correlations of time series leading to
stretched exponentials recurrence time statistics with different ,
which shows a lack of invariance under the change of observables.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figure
Crooks' fluctuation theorem for the fluctuating lattice-Boltzmann model
We probe the validity of Crooks' fluctuation relation on the fluctuating
lattice-Boltzmann model (FLBM), a highly simplified lattice model for a thermal
ideal gas. We drive the system between two thermodynamic equilibrium states and
compute the distribution of the work performed. By comparing the distributions
of the work performed during the forward driving and time reversed driving, we
show that the system satisfies Crooks' relation. The results of the numerical
experiment suggest that the temperature and the free energy of the system are
well defined.Comment: To be published in J. Stat. Mec
Scale invariant Green-Kubo relation for time averaged diffusivity
In recent years it was shown both theoretically and experimentally that in
certain systems exhibiting anomalous diffusion the time and ensemble average
mean squared displacement are remarkably different. The ensemble average
diffusivity is obtained from a scaling Green-Kubo relation, which connects the
scale invariant non-stationary velocity correlation function with the transport
coefficient. Here we obtain the relation between time averaged diffusivity,
usually recorded in single particle tracking experiments, and the underlying
scale invariant velocity correlation function. The time averaged mean squared
displacement is given by where is the total measurement time and
the lag time. Here is the anomalous diffusion exponent
obtained from ensemble averaged measurements
while marks the growth or decline of the kinetic energy . Thus we establish a connection between exponents
which can be read off the asymptotic properties of the velocity correlation
function and similarly for the transport constant . We demonstrate our
results with non-stationary scale invariant stochastic and deterministic
models, thereby highlighting that systems with equivalent behavior in the
ensemble average can differ strongly in their time average. This is the case,
for example, if averaged kinetic energy is finite, i.e. , where
Practical implementation of nonlinear time series methods: The TISEAN package
Nonlinear time series analysis is becoming a more and more reliable tool for
the study of complicated dynamics from measurements. The concept of
low-dimensional chaos has proven to be fruitful in the understanding of many
complex phenomena despite the fact that very few natural systems have actually
been found to be low dimensional deterministic in the sense of the theory. In
order to evaluate the long term usefulness of the nonlinear time series
approach as inspired by chaos theory, it will be important that the
corresponding methods become more widely accessible. This paper, while not a
proper review on nonlinear time series analysis, tries to make a contribution
to this process by describing the actual implementation of the algorithms, and
their proper usage. Most of the methods require the choice of certain
parameters for each specific time series application. We will try to give
guidance in this respect. The scope and selection of topics in this article, as
well as the implementational choices that have been made, correspond to the
contents of the software package TISEAN which is publicly available from
http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de/~tisean . In fact, this paper can be seen as
an extended manual for the TISEAN programs. It fills the gap between the
technical documentation and the existing literature, providing the necessary
entry points for a more thorough study of the theoretical background.Comment: 27 pages, 21 figures, downloadable software at
http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de/~tisea
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