Chaos and Complexity in Nonlinear Electronic Circuits

Basic procedures for designing and analyzing electronic systems are largely based on the assumptions of linear behaviour of the system. Nonlinearities inherent in all real applications are very often causing unexpected and even strange behaviour. This book presents an electronic engineer's perspective on chaos and complex behaviour, starting from basic mathematical notions which enable understanding of the observed phenomena and guide the reader through methodology and tools used in the laboratory and numerical experiments to interpretation and explanation of basic mechanisms. On typical circuit examples, the book shows how the theoretical and empirical developments can be used in practice. Attention is drawn to applications of chaotic circuits as noise generators and the possible use of synchronized chaotic systems in information transmission and encryption. Chaos control is considered as a new emerging area where electronic equipment and chaos theory could turn vital in biomedical and engineering issues.