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Many biological systems which appear complex both in space and time and result still not understood, require new theoretical approaches for their nonlinear dynamics. In particular we focus here on the theoretical analysis of the underlying mechanisms of heart dynamics. This could clarify the (apparently) chaotic behavior of the normal heart-beat and especially the control of the bifurcations of dynamics arising in situ- ations of disease. The principal target is to find a possible clear distinction between normal and pathological regimes. A discussion of Complex Ginzburg-Landau equation can give useful hints to this aim.
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Filippi, S., Cherubini, C. (2011). Complex Dynamics of the Cardiac Rhythms. In: Minai, A.A., Braha, D., Bar-Yam, Y. (eds) Unifying Themes in Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17635-7_15
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