Abstract
In this paper we study several natural and man-made complex phenomena in the perspective of dynamical systems. For each class of phenomena, the system outputs are time-series records obtained in identical conditions. The time-series are viewed as manifestations of the system behavior and are processed for analyzing the system dynamics. First, we use the Fourier transform to process the data and we approximate the amplitude spectra by means of power law functions. We interpret the power law parameters as a phenomenological signature of the system dynamics. Second, we adopt the techniques of non-hierarchical clustering and multidimensional scaling to visualize hidden relationships between the complex phenomena. Third, we propose a vector field based analogy to interpret the patterns unveiled by the PL parameters.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Contents
- Fcaa Related News, Events and Books (Fcaa–Volume 18–2–2015)
- New Results from Old Investigation: A Note on Fractional M-Dimensional Differential Operators. The Fractional Laplacian
- Pollutant Reduction of a Turbocharged Diesel Engine Using a Decentralized Mimo Crone Controller
- Experimental Implications of Bochner-Levy-Riesz Diffusion
- Fractional Diffusion on Bounded Domains
- On a System of Fractional Differential Equations with Coupled Integral Boundary Conditions
- A Numerical Approach for Fractional Order Riccati Differential Equation Using B-Spline Operational Matrix
- Solving Fractional Delay Differential Equations: A New Approach
- Formal Consistency Versus Actual Convergence Rates of Difference Schemes for Fractional-Derivative Boundary Value Problems
- Asymptotic Stability Of Dynamic Equations With Two Fractional Terms: Continuous Versus Discrete Case
- Analysis of Natural and Artificial Phenomena Using Signal Processing and Fractional Calculus
- Fractional Approach for Estimating Sap Velocity in Trees
- Fractional Calculus: Quo Vadimus? (Where are we Going?)