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SUMMARY:Towards control and design of pulse-based systems - Dr Ali Belabba
 s (Faculty of Arts and Sciences\, Harvard University)
DTSTART:20080627T130000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Guy-Bart Stan
DESCRIPTION:Systems transmitting pulses have become in the past decades su
 bject to an\nintense study in a variety of fields\, from neuroscience to\n
 telecommunication to theoretical physics. Mathematically\, they are modele
 d\nby nonlinear differential equations whose solutions possess properties\
 nseen in  linear systems\, such as a superposition principle or reflection
 s\,\nunderscoring the need for the development of new tools in nonlinear\n
 systems theory to handle them. Adopting the point of view of Hamiltonian\n
 mechanics\,  we will present a few results towards this ambitious goal. Ou
 r\nresults are motivated by the development of models that support pulse\n
 propagation in complex interconnected networks.  These models respect\nene
 rgy conservation\, come with a set of rules for interconnectability and\nm
 ore faithfully reproduce the wave forms that are commonly seen in\nexperim
 ents.\n\n
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Lecture Room 12
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