Abstract
This proceedings presents selected contributions from the participants of South America Dynamics Days 2011, which was hosted by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil, in July 2010.
Dynamics Days was founded in 1980 and is the longest standing and most respected international series of meetings devoted to the field of dynamics and nonlinearity. Traditionally it has brought together researchers from a wide range of backgrounds – including physics, biology, engineering, chemistry and mathematics – for interdisciplinary research into nonlinear science.
Dynamics Days South America 2010 marked the beginning of the South American branch of Dynamics Days. It brought together, for the first time in South America, researchers from a wide range of backgrounds who share a common interest in the theory and applications of nonlinear dynamics. Thus, South American researchers had a forum to promote regional as well as international scientific and technological exchange and collaboration especially, but not exclusively, on problems that are particularly relevant for the development of science and technology in the South American region. Furthermore, the conference also brought together prominent scientists from around the world to review recent developments in nonlinear science.
This conference comprised plenary invited talks, minisymposia, contributed talks and poster sessions. The articles that are compiled here were chosen from among the works that were presented as contributed talks and posters. They represent a good selection which allows one to put issues that were discussed during the conference into perspective.
It is possible to evaluate the success of an initiative by using several indices. In relation to attendees, the conference had 311 participants from 22 countries, who presented 341 works. About 86% of the participants came from South American countries. These figures allow one to classify this Dynamics Days conference as that with the greatest number of attendees ever.
Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to all the participants for their presentations, discussions, and remarkable interactions with one another. The tireless work undertaken by all the members of the International Advisory Committee and the Organizing Committee must also be recognized. We also wish to express our deep appreciation for the Scientific Societies and Research Support Agencies which supported the conference and provided all the resources which were necessary to make this idea of a South American Dynamics Days come true.
Elbert E N Macau, Tiago Pereira, Antonio F B A Prado, Luiz F R Turci, and Othon C Winter Editors
International Advisory Committee
Adilson E Motter Northwestern University Evanston – IL – USA
Alfredo Ozorio Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil
Celso Grebogi (Chair) University of Aberdeen Aberdeen – UK
Ed Ott University of Maryland College Park – MD – USA
Epaminondas Rosa Jr Illinois State University Normal – IL – USA
Hans Ingo Weber Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil
Holger Kantz Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems Dresden – Germany
Jason Gallas (Co-chair) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre – RS – Brazil
José Roberto Rios Leite Univ. Federal de Pernanbuco Recife – PE – Brazil
Jürgen Kurths Potsdam Institute for climate Impact Research Humboldt University, Berlin – Germany
Kenneth Showalter West Virginia University Morgantown – WV – USA
Lou Pecora Naval Research Lab Washington – DC – USA
Luis Antonio Aguirre Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte – MG – Brazil
Marcelo Viana IMPA – Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil
Miguel A F Sanjuán Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Madrid – Spain
Paulo Roberto de Souza Mendes Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil
Roland Korbele Universidade de São Paulo São Carlos – SP – Brazil
Rubens Sampaio Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil
Ruedi Stoop Swiss Federal Institute of Technology UZH/ETHZ Zurich – Switzerland
Sylvio Ferraz Mello Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo – SP – Brazil
Takashi Yoneyama ITA – Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica São José dos Campos – SP – Brazil
Ying-Cheng Lai Arizona State University Tempe – AZ – USA
Organizing Committee
Antonio Carlos Roque da Silva USP – Universidade de São Paulo Ribeirão Preto – SP – Brazil
Antonio F Bertachini de Almeida Prado (Co-chair) INPE – Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais São José dos Campos – SP – Brazil
Arturo C Marti Facultad de Ciencia Montevideo – Uruguai
Carlos Leopoldo Pando Lambruschini Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Puebla – Mexico
Edson Denis Leonel UNESP – "Júlio de Mesquisa Filho" Rio Claro – SP – Brazil
Elbert E N Macau (Chair) INPE – Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais São José dos Campos – SP – Brazil
Gerard Olivar Tost Universidad National de Colombia Manizales – Colombia
Hamilton Varela USP – Universidade de São Paulo São Carlos – SP – Brazil
Hilda Cerdeira (Co-chair) IFT – Instituto de Física Teórica São Paulo – SP – Brazil
Iberê Luiz Caldas USP – Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo – SP – Brazil
José Manoel Balthazar UNESP – "Júlio de Mesquisa Filho" Rio Claro – SP – Brazil
José Roberto Castilho Piqueira USP – Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo – SP – Brazil
Luciano da Fontoura Costa USP – Universidade de São Paulo São Carlos – SP – Brazil
Luiz de Siqueira Martins Filho UFABC – Universidade Federal do ABC Santo André – SP – Brazil
Marcel G Clerc Universidad de Chile Santiago – Chile
Miguel Vizcardo Universidad de Arequipa Arequipa – Peru
Gonzalo Marcelo Ramirez Ávila Universidad Mayor de San Andrés La Paz – Bolivia
Marco Aurélio Pires Idiart Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre – RS – Brazil
Marcus de Aguiar UNICAMP Campinas – SP – Brazil
Mario Cosenza Universidad de Los Andes Merida – Venezuela
Othon Cabo Winter UNESP – "Júlio de Mesquisa Filho" Guaratinguetá – SP – Brazil
Ricardo Luiz Viana Universidade Federal do Paraná Curitiba – PA – Brazil
Silvina Ponce Dawson Universidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires – Argentina
Vivian M Gomes INPE – Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais São José dos Campos – SP – Brazil
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