Route to bursting via pulse-shaped explosion
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 6, 2026

Research and Development of High-performance Explosives
Published on: February 20, 2016
Xiujing Han1,2,3, Qinsheng Bi1, Jürgen Kurths2,3
1Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212013, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
This Rapid Communication reports on the discovery of a route to bursting, called a pulse-shaped explosion (PSE), for a paradigmatic class of nonlinear oscillators. We find that both an equilibrium and a limit cycle can exhibit pulse-shaped sharp quantitative changes in relation to the variation of system parameters, which are interesting explosive behaviors, the PSE. It leads to large-amplitude oscillations in the rest phase (i.e., small-amplitude oscillations) of bursting, giving rise to additional active phases alternating with the rest phase, and finally determines compound bursting structures. This way, the route to complex bursting dynamics by PSE is explained and its robustness is shown. PSE opens different ways for the control dynamics of complex systems.
Related Concept Videos
Routes of Persuasion
Pulse
The pulse serves as a clinical...
Pulse
Pulse Rate and its Significance
Pulse rate, often measured in beats per minute (bpm), reflects the heart rate (HR), which is influenced by numerous factors such as stress, physical activity, and hormonal changes. A normal resting adult pulse rate falls...
Molecular Shape and Polarity
VSEPR Theory and the Basic Shapes
Molecular Shapes
Two regions of electron density in a diatomic...

