Thesis (doctoral)--Justus Liebig-Universität Giessen, 2005. / "Teil 1 der Arbeit mit dem Literaturverzeichnis ist in Heft 255 erschienen."

In this dissertation, we discuss how to realize simple Smale flows on 3-manifolds. We use four-band and three-band templates to study the linking structure of two types of closed orbits known as attracting closed orbits and repelling closed orbits in the flow. This dissertation extends the work done by M. Sullivan on realizing Lorenz Smale flows on 3-manifolds, by Bin Yu on realizing Lorenz-like Smale flows on 3-manifolds and continues the work of Elizabeth Haynes and Michael Sullivan on realizing simple Smale flows with a four-band template on a 3-sphere. The four-band template we use in this dissertation is different from the template used by Haynes and Sullivan.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references.

Neste trabalho, estudamos uma generalização dos semigrupos gradientes, os semigrupos gradiente-like, algumas de suas propriedades e a sua invariância por pequenas perturbações; isto é, pequenas perturbações de sistemas gradiente-like continuam sendo gradiente-like. Como consequência da caracterização dos atratores para este tipo de sistema, estudamos a atração exponencial de atratores. Por fim, estudamos o concetio de dimensão de Hausdorff e dimensão fractal de atratores e apresentamos alguns resultados sobre este assunto, e estudamos a construção de uma nova classe de atratores, os atratores exponenciais fractais / In this work, we study a generalization of gradient discrete semigroups, the gradientlike semigroups, some of its properties and its invariance under small perturbations; that is, small perturbations of gradient-like semigroups are still gradient-like semigroups. As a consequence of the characterization of the attractors for this sort of semigroups, we study the exponential attraction of attractors. Finally, we study some concepts of Hausdorff dimension and fractal dimension and present some results about this subject, and we studied the construction of a new class of attractors, the exponential fractal attractors

Neste trabalho, estudamos uma generalização dos semigrupos gradientes, os semigrupos gradiente-like, algumas de suas propriedades e a sua invariância por pequenas perturbações; isto é, pequenas perturbações de sistemas gradiente-like continuam sendo gradiente-like. Como consequência da caracterização dos atratores para este tipo de sistema, estudamos a atração exponencial de atratores. Por fim, estudamos o concetio de dimensão de Hausdorff e dimensão fractal de atratores e apresentamos alguns resultados sobre este assunto, e estudamos a construção de uma nova classe de atratores, os atratores exponenciais fractais / In this work, we study a generalization of gradient discrete semigroups, the gradientlike semigroups, some of its properties and its invariance under small perturbations; that is, small perturbations of gradient-like semigroups are still gradient-like semigroups. As a consequence of the characterization of the attractors for this sort of semigroups, we study the exponential attraction of attractors. Finally, we study some concepts of Hausdorff dimension and fractal dimension and present some results about this subject, and we studied the construction of a new class of attractors, the exponential fractal attractors

The music of Alejandro Viñao is driven primarily by rhythm rather than traditional classical music components such as melody, harmony, and formal structures. As such, this focus on rhythm showcases the innovation of multiple time, defined as the musical simulation of various meters and tempi. Pioneered by Conlon Nancarrow, this rhythmic innovation is identified within Water (2013). The purpose of this dissertation is to provide insight and analysis of the specific musical characteristics of Viñao’s compositional style. These characteristics include the use of rhythmic grooves, attractors, echo effect, tenuto markings, Euclidean rhythms, and water imagery. Once this analysis has been completed, this dissertation then highlights the necessary practicalities of performance by discussing aspects such as conducting, rehearsal preparation, setup configuration, mallet considerations, and the technical aspects of performing bongos and congas.

In this thesis, convergence of time averages near statistical attractors of continuous flows are investigated. A relation between statistical attractor and essential Ω-limit set is proved, and using this a general definition for statistical attractor is given. Sufficient conditions are given for an observable to admit a convergent time average along the orbits of the flow. The general results are applied to flows on a torus, and in particular to systems of coupled phase oscillators that admit attracting heteroclinic networks in their phase space. A particular heteroclinic network that we call heteroclinic ratchet is observed and analysed in detail. Heteroclinic ratchets give rise to a novel phenomenon, unidirectional desynchronization of oscillators (ratcheting). The results obtained about the convergence of time averages near statistical attractors implies that heteroclinic ratchets induce, besides its other interesting consequences, frequency synchronization without phase synchronization. Different coupling structures that can give rise to ratcheting of oscillators are also investigated.

Este trabalho contém um estudo sobre equações de ondas fracamente dissipativas definidas em domínios de fronteira móvel ∂2u/∂t2/ + η∂u/∂t - Δu + g(u) = f(x,t), (x,t) ∈ ^Dτ, onde ^Dτ = ∪t∈(τ,+ ∞) Ot X . Dizemos que domínio Dτ possui fronteira móvel se admitirmos que a fronteira Γt de de Ot varia em relação a t. Nossa contribuição é dividida em três etapas. 1 - Provamos que o problema munido da condição de fronteira de Dirichlet é bem posto no sentido de Hadamard (existência global, unicidade e dependência contínua dos dados) para soluções fortes e fracas. Nessa etapa utilizamos um método clássico que transforma o domínio dependente de t em um domínio fixo. Como consequência observamos que o sistema é essencialmente não autônomo. 2 - Buscamos uma teoria de sistemas dinâmicos não autônomos para estudar o operador solução do problema como um processo U(t; τ) : Xτ → Xτ, t≥ τ, definido em espaços de fase Xt = H01(Ot) × L2(Ot) que são dependentes do tempo t. 3 - No contexto da dinâmica de longo prazo encontramos hipóteses para garantir que o sistema dinâmico associado ao problema de ondas em domínios de fronteira móvel possui um atrator pullback. Basicamente admitimos que o domínio é crescente e \"time-like\". Salientamos que o nosso trabalho é o primeiro que estuda tais equações de ondas sob o ponto de vista de sistemas dinâmicos não-autônomos. Para equações parabólicas, resultados no mesmo contexto foram obtidos anteriormente por Kloeden, Marín-Rubio e Real [JDE 244 (2008) 2062-2090] e Kloeden, Real e Sun [JDE 246 (2009) 4702-4730]. Entretanto o nosso problema á hiperbólico e nã possui a regularidade das equações parabólicas. / In this work we study a weakly dissipative wave equation defined in domains with moving boundary ∂2u/∂t2/ + η∂u/∂t - Δu + g(u) = f(x,t), (x,t) ∈ Dτ, where D&tau> = ∪t∈(τ,+ ∞) Ot X . We says that a domain D&tau has moving boundary if the boundary &Gama;t of Ot varies with respect to t. Our contribution is threefold. 1 - We prove that the wave equation equipped with Dirichlet boundary condition is well-posed in the sense of Hadamard (global existence, uniqueness and continuous dependence with respect to data) for weak and strong solutions. This is done by using a classical argument that transforms the time dependent domain in a fixed domain. As a consequence we see that the problem is essentially non-autonomous. 2 -We find a theory of non-autonomous dynamical systems in order to study the solution operator as a process U(t; τ) : Xτ → Xsub>t, t≥τ, defined in time dependent phase spaces Xt = H01 (Ot) × L2.(Ot. 3 - In the context of long-time behavior of solutions we find suitable conditions to guarantee the existence of a pullback attractor. Roughly speaking, we assume the domain Q is expanding and time-like. We emphasize that our work is the first one that consider wave equations in noncylindrical domains as non-autonomous dynamical systems. With respect to parabolic equations, similar results were early obtained by Kloeden, Marín-Rubio and Real [JDE 244 (2008) 2062-2090] and Kloeden, Real and Sun [JDE 246 (2009) 4702-4730]. However our problem is hyperbolic and does not enjoy regularity properties as the parabolic ones.

This dissertation proposes a family of algorithms for deriving signatures of mutually associated features, to which we refer as attractor metafeatures, or simply attractors. Specifically, we present multi-cancer attractor derivation algorithms, identifying correlated features in signatures from multiple biological data sets in one analysis, as well as the groups of samples or cells that exclusively express these signatures. Our results demonstrate that these signatures can be used, in proper combinations, as biomarkers that predict a patient’s survival rate, based on the transcriptome of the tumor sample. They can also be used as features to analyze the composition of the tumor. Through analyzing large data sets of 18 cancer types and three high-throughput platforms from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) PanCanAtlas Project and multiple single-cell RNA-seq data sets, we identified novel cancer attractor signatures and elucidated the identity of the cells that express these signatures. Using these signatures, we developed a prognostic biomarker for breast cancer called the Breast Cancer Attractor Metagenes (BCAM) biomarker as well as a software platform to analyze the tumor sample, called Analysis of the Single-Cell Omics for Tumor (ASCOT).

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering. Johannesburg, 2016 / An investigation and analysis of a collection of different techniques, for estimating the states of nonlinear systems, was undertaken. It was found that most of the existing literature on the topic could be organized into several groups of nonlinear observer design techniques, of which each group follows a specific concept and slight variations thereof. From out of this investigation it was discovered that a variation of the adaptive observer could be successfully applied to numerous nonlinear systems, given only limited output information. This particular technique formed the foundation on which a design procedure was developed in order to asymptotically estimate the states of nonlinear systems of a certain form, using only partial state information available. Lyapunov stability theory was used to prove the validity of this technique, given that certain conditions and assumptions are satisfied. A heuristic procedure was then developed to get a linearized model of the error transient behaviour that could form the upper bounds of the transient times of the observer. The technique above, characterized by a design algorithm, was then applied to three well-known nonlinear systems; namely the Lorenz attractor, the Rössler attractor, and the Van Der Pol oscillator. The results, illustrated through numerical simulation, clearly indicate that the technique developed is successful, provided all assumptions and conditions are satisfied. / MT2017