Bursting synchronization in networks with long-range coupling mediated by a diffusing chemical substance

Many networks of physical and biological interest are characterized by a long-range coupling mediated by a chemical which diffuses through a medium in which oscillators are embedded. We considered a one-dimensional model for this effect for which the diffusion is fast enough so as to be implemented through a coupling whose intensity decays exponentially with the lattice distance. In particular, we analyzed the bursting synchronization of neurons described by two timescales (spiking and bursting activity), and coupled through such a long-range interaction network. One of the advantages of the model is that one can pass from a local (Laplacian) type of coupling to a global (all-to-all) one by varying a single parameter in the interaction term. We characterized bursting synchronization using an order parameter which undergoes a transition as the coupling parameters are changed through a critical value. We also investigated the role of an external time-periodic signal on the bursting synchronization properties of the network. We show potential applications in the control of pathological rhythms in biological neural networks.     

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在外杜瓦系统上设置了爆破片装置,借助大型有限元分析程序ANSYS,对爆破片和托架进行了分析,所得结果与实验结果良好吻合,为同类装置的过压泄放提供了有益的参考。     

Routes to bursting in a periodically driven oscillator

The dynamical behaviors of a periodic excited oscillator with multiple time scales in the form that order gap exists between the frequency of the excitation and the natural frequency, are investigated in this Letter. By regarding the whole excitation term as a parameter, bifurcation sets are derived, which divide the generalized parameter space into several regions corresponding to different kinds of dynamics. Different types of bursting phenomena, such as fold/Hopf bursting, fold/Hopf/homoclinic bursting and Hopf/homoclinic bursting, are presented, the mechanism of which is obtained based on the bifurcations of the generalized autonomous system as well as the introduction of the so-called transformed phase portraits. Furthermore, the evolution of the bursting is discussed in details, in which one may find that when the two limit cycles caused by the Hopf bifurcations of the two related equilibrium points interact with each other, homoclinic bifurcation may occur, leading to the merge of the two cycles to form a large amplitude cycle. The homoclinic bifurcation may cause the two asymmetric bursters to merge into a symmetric enlarged burster, in which the large amplitude of the spiking state agrees well with the amplitude of the cycle caused by the homoclinic bifurcation.     

FAIR收集环二极超导磁体外杜瓦泄放系统的概念设计

对FAIR(Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research)收集环-CR(Collector Ring)二极超导磁体外杜瓦的超压泄放系统进行了概念设计,给出了爆破片式的泄放系统结构,并基于ANSYS的结构分析初步确定了爆破片的结构参数;以及通过ANSYS对波纹管和外杜瓦进行了结构分析,分析结果表明波纹管和外杜瓦在超压状态下安全。文中的设计和分析研究,为外杜瓦的工程设计提供了有益的参考。     

壁流动中的转捩

对壁流动的不同实验结果做了对比,这些实验结果来自于流动显示、热膜测量以及PIV测量, 对比的同时,还总结了与此相应的理论方面的进展.这些进展是在对所选大约120篇文献中内容归纳提炼的基础上给出的.尽管实验中所使用的初始扰动条件不同,但所发现的流动结构几乎是完全一样的. 在对壁流动转捩的认识方面,认为下列所观察到的流动结构是最基本最重要的:在边界层和管流中被称为类孤子相干结构(SCS)的三维非线性涡包、$\Lambda$涡、二次涡环和涡环链.近期的实验中发现了这些结构形成和转捩的动力学过程,具体包括以下内容: (1) $\Lambda$ 涡和二次涡环间持续的相互作用过程.该过程决定了涡环链的产生方式, 总是从壁面区域周期性地形成,并进入到边界层的外部区域; (2)高频涡的生成,这是理解转捩和湍流边界层(以及其他流动)发展的关键问题之一.尽管已经提出了一些解释,但是二次涡环的实验发现将对此提供一个特别清晰的解释.(3)在所有湍流猝发中SCS所起的关键作用.这一点被看做是低雷诺数湍流边界层中湍流产生的关键机制.与猝发直接相关联的是低速条带. 基于SCS的动力学过程, 针对壁流动情况,可以比以前更清晰地解释低速条带的形成机制及其与流动结构的关系.在实验中所观察到的SCS和二次涡环,不仅能使我们重温壁面流动转捩中的经典故事, 同时还开辟一条新的途径,可以基于此建立壁面流动转捩可能具有的普适性的动力学过程.      

Stochastic incoherence in the response of rebound bursters

At an optimal value of the noise intensity, the maximum variability in rebound burst durations is observed and referred to as a response stochastic incoherence. A general mechanism underlying this phenomenon is given, being different from those reported so far in excitable systems. It is shown to be determined by (i) the monotonic reduction of the hysteresis responsible for bursting caused by noise and consequent transformation of responses from rebound bursts to single spikes, and (ii) a symmetry breaking in distributions of burst durations caused by the existence of the minimum response length. The phenomenon is studied numerically in a Morris-Lecar model for neurons and its mechanism is explained with the use of canonical models describing hard excitation states.     

Ordered bursting synchronization and complex wave propagation in a ring neuronal network

Ordered bursting synchronization and complex propagation are investigated for a ring neuronal network in which each neuron exhibits chaotic bursting behaviour. The neurons become more and more synchronous in chaotic bursting as the synaptic strength is increased. It is shown that excitatory chemical synapses can effectively tame the chaos, and ordered bursting synchronization can be observed as the synaptic strength is further increased. However, synchronization among neurons is weakened as the number of neurons is increased. More importantly, it is shown that ordered bursting synchronization can be turned into spiking synchronization at certain noise intensity. Complex spatio-temporal patterns propagating towards both sides of pacemaker are found in this network before the emergence of spiking synchronization.     

Abundant bursting patterns of a fractional-order Morris–Lecar neuron model

In this paper, a fractional-order Morris–Lecar (M–L) neuron model with fast-slow variables is firstly proposed. The fractional-order M–L model is a generalization of the integer-order M–L model with fast-slow variables, where the fractional-order derivative is used to characterize the memory effect and power law of membranes. Then the bursting patterns of the new model are investigated by using the bifurcation theory of fast-slow dynamical systems. Numerical simulation shows that the new model exhibits some bursting patterns that appear in some common neuron models with properly chosen parameters but do not exist in the corresponding integer-order M–L model. Further, on the basis of a comparison of the nonlinear dynamics between the fractional-order M–L model and the integer-order M–L model, we show that the fractional-order derivative can activate the slow potassium ion channel faster and play an important role to modulate the firing activity of the new model.     

Bursting phenomena as well as the bifurcation mechanism in controlled Lorenz oscillator with two time scales

A controlled Lorenz model with fast-slow effect has been established, in which there exist order gap between the variables associated with the controller and the original Lorenz oscillator, respectively. The conditions of fold bifurcation as well as Hopf bifurcation for the fast subsystem are derived to investigate the mechanism of the behaviors of the whole system. Two cases in which the equilibrium points of the fast subsystem behave in different characteristics have been considered, leading to different dynamical evolutions with the change of coupling strength. Several types of bursting phenomena, such as fold/fold burster, fold/Hopf burster, near-fold/Hopf burster, fold/near-Hopf buster have been observed. Theoretical analysis shows that the bifurcations points which connect the quiescent state and the repetitive spiking state agree well with the turning points of the trajectories of the bursters. Furthermore, the mechanism of the period-adding bifurcations, resulting in the rapid change of the period of the movements, is presented.     

Bursting phenomenon in a piecewise mechanical system with parameter perturbation in stiffness

In this paper the existence condition and generation mechanism of the possible bursting phenomenon in a piecewise mechanical system with different time scales are studied. As an example of mechanical systems, a piecewise linear oscillator with parameter perturbation in stiffness and subject to external excitation is examined. The order gaps between the time scales are considered in the model, which are related to the periodic excitation and the changing rates of the variables. The focus-type periodic bursting oscillation with two time scales is presented, and the corresponding generation mechanism is revealed by using slow–fast analysis method. Furthermore, the analytical solution of piecewise linear subsystem as well as the stability condition of the fast subsystem are explored to explain the transition of bursting behaviors coming from the variation of intrinsic parameter and external excitation. The results about bursting phenomenon and its generation mechanism would provide important theoretical basis on the mechanical manufacturing and engineering practice.