abstract

• We present the design of an autonomous time-delay Boolean network realized with readily available electronic components. Through simulations and experiments that account for the detailed nonlinear response of each circuit element, we demonstrate that a network with five Boolean nodes displays complex behavior. Furthermore, we show that the dynamics of two identical networks display near-instantaneous synchronization to a periodic state when forced by a common periodic Boolean signal. A theoretical analysis of the network reveals the conditions under which complex behavior is expected in an individual network and the occurrence of synchronization in the forced networks. This research will enable future experiments on autonomous time-delay networks using readily available electronic components with dynamics on a slow enough time-scale so that inexpensive data collection systems can faithfully record the dynamics. © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.

authors

• Campos Cantón Isaac
• Campos E.
• Gauthier D.J.
• Rivera-Durón R.R.

publication date

• 2015-01-01

published in

• Chaos  Journal

keywords

• algorithm; theoretical model; time factor; Algorithms; Models, Theoretical; Time Factors

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1063/1.4928739

PubMed ID

• 26328564

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end page

volume

• 25

issue

• 8