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Synchronization in chaotic systems

Louis M. Pecora and Thomas L. Carroll
Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 821 – Published 19 February 1990
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Abstract

Certain subsystems of nonlinear, chaotic systems can be made to synchronize by linking them with common signals. The criterion for this is the sign of the sub-Lyapunov exponents. We apply these ideas to a real set of synchronizing chaotic circuits.

  • Received 20 December 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.821

©1990 American Physical Society

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Letters from the Past - A PRL Retrospective

2008 marked PRL’s 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations a collection of milestone Letters was started. The collection contains Letters that have made long-lived contributions to physics, either by announcing significant discoveries, or by initiating new areas of research.

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Louis M. Pecora and Thomas L. Carroll

  • Code 6341, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375

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Vol. 64, Iss. 8 — 19 February 1990

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