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On Difference Equations Motivated by Modelling the Heart

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The analytical structure of some generalizations of the circle map is given. Also a generalization of off centre reflection is studied. The stability of Ito-Glass coupled map lattice is studied.

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  1. Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, 35516, Mansoura, Egypt

    E. Ahmed & A. S. Hegazi

  2. Mathematics Department, Faculty of Education, 45111, El-Arish, Egypt

    A. S. Elgazzar

  3. Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science – Al-Jouf, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    A. S. Elgazzar

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Ahmed, E., Hegazi, A.S. & Elgazzar, A.S. On Difference Equations Motivated by Modelling the Heart. Nonlinear Dyn 46, 49–60 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-005-9006-8

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