Effect of Cauchy noise on a network of quadratic integrate-and-fire neurons with non-Cauchy heterogeneities

We analyze the dynamics of large networks of pulse-coupled quadratic integrate-and-fire neurons driven by Cauchy noise and non-Cauchy heterogeneous inputs. Two types of heterogeneities defined by families of $q$-Gaussian and flat distributions are considered. Both families are parametrized by an integer $n$, so that as $n$ increases, the first family tends to a normal distribution, and the second tends to a uniform distribution. For both families, exact systems of mean-field equations are derived and their bifurcation analysis is carried out. We show that noise and heterogeneity can have qualitatively different effects on the collective dynamics of neurons.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure

Time-delayed feedback control of unstable periodic orbits near a subcritical Hopf bifurcation

We show that Pyragas delayed feedback control can stabilize an unstable periodic orbit (UPO) that arises from a generic subcritical Hopf bifurcation of a stable equilibrium in an n-dimensional dynamical system. This extends results of Fiedler et al. [PRL 98, 114101 (2007)], who demonstrated that such feedback control can stabilize the UPO associated with a two-dimensional subcritical Hopf normal form. Pyragas feedback requires an appropriate choice of a feedback gain matrix for stabilization, as well as knowledge of the period of the targeted UPO. We apply feedback in the directions tangent to the two-dimensional center manifold. We parameterize the feedback gain by a modulus and a phase angle, and give explicit formulae for choosing these two parameters given the period of the UPO in a neighborhood of the bifurcation point. We show, first heuristically, and then rigorously by a center manifold reduction for delay differential equations, that the stabilization mechanism involves a highly degenerate Hopf bifurcation problem that is induced by the time-delayed feedback. When the feedback gain modulus reaches a threshold for stabilization, both of the genericity assumptions associated with a two-dimensional Hopf bifurcation are violated: the eigenvalues of the linearized problem do not cross the imaginary axis as the bifurcation parameter is varied, and the real part of the cubic coefficient of the normal form vanishes. Our analysis of this degenerate bifurcation problem reveals two qualitatively distinct cases when unfolded in a two-parameter plane. In each case, Pyragas-type feedback successfully stabilizes the branch of small-amplitude UPOs in a neighborhood of the original bifurcation point, provided that the phase angle satisfies a certain restriction.Comment: 35 pages, 19 figure

Properties of generalized synchronization of chaos

A review of recent ideas in the field of generalized synchronization of chaos is presented. This field is concerned with a generalization of the concept of conventional (identical) chaotic synchronization to the case of one-way coupled nonidentical chaotic systems. Generalized synchronization is taken to occur if, ignoring transients, the response system becomes uniquely determined by the current state of the driving system, i. e., all trajectories in the phase space are attracted to a complex synchronization manifold that may have a fractal structure. Different tools for detecting and analyzing the properties of this type of synchronization are discussed

Passage of Abrikosov Vortexes through a Boundary Barrier in Thin Superconducting Film

The model of Abrikosov vortices motion from the edges of thin superconducting film, when the current slightly exceeds the critical current, is considered. It is shown that the additional dynamic barrier is formed in the regions of a weak pinning. It is assumed for simplicity that the group of vortices is derived in the shape of one-dimensional chain. It is demonstrated, that the barrier hinders the penetration of such a chains in the film

An optimal gains matrix for time-delay feedback control

In this paper we propose an optimal time-delayed feedback control (TDFC) for tracking unstable periodic orbits (UPOs). It is shown that TDFC will drive a trajectory onto a periodic orbit while minimising an integral of a cost function of the error in periodicity and the control e®ort. This optimal TDFC relies on the linearisation about the delayed trajectory not the UPO itself and therefore can be implemented without a priori knowledge of a reference orbit. This optimal TDFC is applied to the problem of tracking an unstable periodic orbit in the nonlinear equations describing the circular restricted three-body problem. The results of this investigation demonstrate that TDFC could e±ciently drive a spacecraft onto a periodic orbit in the vicinity of a (UPO) halo orbit