Introduction to the proceedings of Dynamics Days South America 2010
Elbert E. N. Macau, Tiago Pereira, Antonio Fernández Prado, Luiz Felipe Ramos Turci, Othon Cabo Winter · Journal of Physics Conference Series · 2011
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 Realization Promotion Sponsorship