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Methods Inf Med 2000; 39(02): 114-117
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634284
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Time Series and the Dynamics of Demand Pacing

D. T. Kaplan
1   Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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07 February 2018 (online)

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Abstract:

Motivated by a common practice in cardiology, we analyze the dynamics of a demand paced system where one seeks to create a stable periodic response. By using techniques originally developed for controlling chaotic systems, one can enhance the information contained in time series regarding hidden, unstable periodic orbits. This makes it possible, for example, to track drifts in a system‘s dynamics.

Keywords:

Demand Pacing - Chaos Control - Nonlinear Dynamics - Cardiology
 

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