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This study connects integrate-and-fire (I+F) models to nonlinear oscillators. A second-order oscillator converges to the I+F model, revealing new insights and a related electronic circuit.

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Area of Science:

Nonlinear dynamics
Mathematical modeling
Computational neuroscience

Background:

Physical and biological systems exhibit accumulation-discharge processes across diverse timescales.
Integrate-and-fire (I+F) models are minimal mathematical tools for studying phenomena like excitability, oscillations, and synchronization.
I+F models are crucial in neuroscience for analyzing neuronal spiking and phase locking, with applications in physics and engineering.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish a theoretical link between the classical first-order integrate-and-fire (I+F) model and the theory of nonlinear oscillators.
To demonstrate how a specific second-order oscillator converges to the I+F model under singular perturbation conditions.
To provide a novel theoretical unfolding of I+F models and identify a related electronic circuit.

Main Methods:

Singular perturbation analysis to connect a second-order oscillator to the first-order I+F model.
Theoretical framework for nonlinear oscillator theory.
Circuit analysis for electronic implementation.

Main Results:

The classical first-order integrate-and-fire (I+F) model is shown to be a singular perturbation limit of a particular second-order nonlinear oscillator.
A novel theoretical unfolding of I+F models is presented.
A constructible electronic circuit closely related to the I+F model is identified.

Conclusions:

The study bridges the gap between I+F models and nonlinear oscillator theory, specifically van der Pol oscillators.
The findings offer a deeper understanding of the mathematical underpinnings of I+F models.
The identified electronic circuit provides a practical avenue for experimental investigation and application of I+F dynamics.