Biomedical subjects
S Thurner
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[Nonlinear dynamics, chaos theory and wavelet analysis of the heart].
Over the past years, techniques of nonlinear dynamics have gained increasing attention in cardiology. This kind of partly interdisciplinary research is supposed to provide a better understanding of cardiac disease, especially in the field of tachyarrhythmia. This article intends to introduce the principles of diagnostic procedures in terms of nonlinear dynamics, chaos theory and stochastic processes related to cardiology. An introduction to a new technique of wavelet analysis is given, and possible applications in the quantitative classification of high-risk patients for sudden cardiac death are discussed.
Scaling-violation phenomena and fractality in the human posture control systems.
By analyzing the movements of quiet standing persons by means of wavelet statistics, we observe multiple scaling regions in the underlying body dynamics. The use of the wavelet-variance function opens the possibility to relate scaling violations to different modes of posture control. We show that scaling behavior becomes close to perfect, when correctional movements are dominated by the vestibular system.
Correlations of topological objects and quarks in hadrons.
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