This concise and up-to-date textbook provides an accessible introduction to the core
concepts of nonlinear dynamics as well as its existing and potential applications. The book …

We identify and demonstrate a universal mechanism for terminating spiral waves in
excitable media using an established topological framework. This mechanism dictates …

The analysis of electrical impulse phenomena in cardiac muscle tissue is important for the
diagnosis of heart rhythm disorders and other cardiac pathophysiology. Cardiac mapping …

Introduction Electrical contact mapping provides a detailed view of conduction patterns in
the atria during atrial fibrillation (AF). Identification of repetitive wave front propagation …

Excitable systems give rise to important phenomena such as heat waves, epidemics and
cardiac arrhythmias. Understanding, forecasting and controlling such systems requires …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is regarded as a complex arrhythmia, with one or more co-existing
mechanisms, resulting in an intricate structure of atrial activations. Fractionated atrial …

Reentrant spiral waves (also called rotors) have been observed in the heart muscle during
cardiac arrhythmias and are nowadays targeted by ablation therapy in order to cure certain …

Background Precise analysis of cardiac spiral wave (SW) dynamics is essential for effective
arrhythmia treatment. Although the phase singularity (PS) point in the spatial phase map has …

Even after over a century of active research, the heart continues to reveal new complexities
in behavior and remains difficult to understand fully. Multi-scale dynamics ranging from …

Chaotic spiral or scroll wave dynamics can be found in diverse systems. In cardiac
dynamics, spiral or scroll waves of electrical excitation determine the dynamics during life …