Quantifying the complexity of the delayed logistic map

Cristina Masoller1, Osvaldo A Rosso

  • 1Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Escola Tecnica Superior d'Enginyeries Industrial i Aeronautica de Terrassa, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Colom 11, 08222 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain. cristina.masoller@upc.edu

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