Symmetry/Asymmetry in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Bifurcation and Chaos
A Special Issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994) belonging to the section "B: Mathematics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2027 | Viewed by 70
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Interests: nonlinear dynamics and chaos; nonlinear ecology and ecological restoration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Symmetry and asymmetry are fundamental organizing principles in nonlinear dynamical systems. Their preservation, breaking, and restoration often govern transitions among equilibria, periodic oscillations, quasiperiodicity, multistability, pattern formation, and chaos. Understanding these mechanisms is essential for revealing how complex behaviors emerge in mathematical models and in physical, engineering, biological, ecological, and networked systems.
This Special Issue aims to bring together recent theoretical, computational, and experimental advances concerning symmetry-related phenomena in nonlinear dynamics, bifurcation, and chaos. Particular attention will be given to invariant structures, symmetry-breaking and symmetry-increasing bifurcations, coexisting attractors, synchronization, spatiotemporal dynamics, and the control of complex behavior. Contributions that combine rigorous analysis with numerical continuation, data-driven methods, machine learning, or experimental validation are especially encouraged. Studies showing how symmetry principles simplify models, reveal hidden structures, or improve prediction and control are also welcome.
Original research articles and review papers are invited. Topics may include, but are not limited to, equivariant dynamical systems; local and global bifurcations; symmetric and asymmetric attractors; hidden attractors and multistability; nonlinear oscillations; coupled systems and complex networks; synchronization and pattern formation; fractional-order and discrete systems; chaos control; and applications in science and engineering.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Tousheng Huang
Dr. Yihe Zhang
Guest Editors
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Publisher’s Notice
Following discussions between the Symmetry Editorial Office and the Guest Editor, a new Guest Editor, Dr. Yihe Zhang, has been added to the Special Issue. This change has been approved by the journal Editorial Board, and the Special Issue website has been updated accordingly on 16 September 2026. The Special Issue will continue to be handled by the current Guest Editors in accordance with MDPI’s Special Issue and editorial policies.
Keywords
- symmetry and asymmetry
- nonlinear dynamical systems
- bifurcation theory
- chaos
- multistability
- synchronization
- spatiotemporal patterns
- complex networks
- fractional-order systems
- chaos control
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