we present a numerical study of a one-dimensional version of the burridge-knopoff model [16] of n-site chain of spring-blocks with stick-slip dynamics. our numerical analysis and computer simulations lead to a set of different results corresponding to different boundary conditions. it is shown that we can convert a chaotic behaviour system to a highly ordered and periodic behaviour by making on...

In recent years chaos theory has received a great deal of attention among social scientists. Chaos theory originated from turbulent-type of motions in physical systems, but recently its relevance has been explored successfully in economie and social sciences. After a brief overview of recent developments related to chaos theory in economie systems, our paper will present a chaotic model for urb...

miRNAs as one of the potential therapeutic agents have been recently considered for cancer treatment. AS1411 (aptNCL) is a DNA aptamer specifically binding to nucleolin protein on the cancer cell surface with antiproliferative effect. The aim of the study was to develop a conjugate consisted of aptNCL (as targeted delivery of therapeutic agent) and miRNA let-7d (as a tumor suppressor) using two...

In this paper, a novel four-dimensional (4D) autonomous chaotic system is presented. For chaos control of the 4D system, a linear feedback controller only with one variable is designed via matching the variable coefficients of the Lyapunov function, so that the system is no longer chaotic or periodic but globally asymptotically converges to the equilibrium point at the origin. The numerical sim...

We propose a fractional-order WINDMI system, as a generalization of an integer-order system developed by Sprott 2003 . The considered synchronization scheme consists of identical master and slave fractional-order WINDMI systems coupled by linear state error variables. Based on the stability theory of nonlinear fractional-order systems, linear state error feedback control technique is applied to...

This paper deals with the problem of control and synchronization of coupled second-order oscillators showing a chaotic behavior. A classical feedback controller is first used to stabilize the system at its equilibrium. An adaptive observer is then designed to synchronize the states of the master and slave oscillators using a single scalar signal corresponding to an observable state variable of ...

Phase-locked loops (PLLs) are widely used in applications related to control systems and telecommunication networks. Here we show that a single-chain master–slave network of third-order PLLs can exhibit stationary, periodic and chaotic behaviors, when the value of a single parameter is varied. Hopf, period-doubling and saddle–saddle bifurcations are found. Chaos appears in dissipative and non-d...

This Letter presents a robust control scheme for a class of uncertain chaotic systems in the canonical form, with unknown nonlinearities. To cope with the uncertainties, we combine Lyapunov methodology with observer design. The proposed strategy comprises an exponential linearizing feedback and an uncertainty estimator. The developed control scheme allows chaos suppression. The advantage of thi...

We study the simplified control for a novel class of four-dimensional (4-D) fractionalorder chaos in this paper. Firstly, a novel class of 4-D fractional-order chaos is introduced, which can express many actual projects. Secondly, a new simplified controller based on sliding mode theory which needs only one single control input is designed for the control of the proposed class systems. Furtherm...